The Shrinking Man
by Matheson, Richard
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
Fawcett Publications, 1956. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 12mo. Fawcett Publications, Inc, May 1956 First Paperback First Printing. Softcover with cover illustration by Mitchell Hooks. VG (large crease w/ fraying spanning entirety of the spine; fraying to head of front cover; excess glue drops from publisher at tail of spine on text block, publisher error, does not affect readability of this copy; general shelfwear). In "Danse Macabre", Stephen King describes "The Shrinking Man" as a "story about the free personality's loss of power and growing impotency in a world increasingly controlled by machines, red tape, and a balance of terror...". One of the most significant entries in the horror economy and the inspiration for the film of the same name, this first edition first printing paperback is a collector must. 192pp.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Page 1 Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40416
- Title
- The Shrinking Man
- Author
- Matheson, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Fawcett Publications
- Date Published
- 1956
- Pages
- 192
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Page 1 Books
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Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...