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The True Gen: An Intimate Portrait of Ernest Hemingway by Those Who Knew Him
by Denis Brian
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0802100066
- ISBN 13
- 9780802100061
- Seller
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LA QUINTA, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grove Press, 1987. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. First Edition/First Printing 1987. (1-10 numberline) A stunning and fine first print copy in an unclipped and fine dustjacket--protected by a Brodart jacket covering. A must have for the Hemingway scholar and collector. An intimate portrait of the author by those who knew him best. Very light shelfwear rubbing only--some light wear to silver lettering on spine (two letters only). Although the central character never appears--the rest of the actors on the stage relive their lives with the famous author.
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- Bookseller
- Classic First Editions
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- cfe12107
- Title
- The True Gen: An Intimate Portrait of Ernest Hemingway by Those Who Knew Him
- Author
- Denis Brian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0802100066
- ISBN 13
- 9780802100061
- Publisher
- Grove Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- HEMINGWAY ERNEST 1899 1961 LITERARY General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Pulitzer Prize Winning Authors;
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- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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