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A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
by Algren, Nelson
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very good plus in near fine dust jacket.
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1956. First edition. Very good plus in near fine dust jacket.. Inscribed first printing of this sometimes humorous but always grim Depression-era tale of the doomed Dove Linkhorn, a Texas drifter who lands in New Orleans - inscribed to the founder of the Lord John Press. Ostensibly about "the natural toughness of women and men, in that order" (jacket), A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE focuses more on how the lives of women relate to Dove Linkhorn. This copy is inscribed to noted book and autograph collector Herb Yellin, who established the Lord John Press the year after it was inscribed. Nelson Algren's final commercial success. 8.25'' x 5.5''. Original blue boards with yellow spine. Original unclipped ($4.50) pictorial dust jacket. 346 pages. Inscribed by Algren to publisher Herb Yellin, dated 21 Sept. 1975. Jacket with a touch of edgewear, a hint of rubbing to rear. Binding with a bit of toning to spine, mild bumping to corners and spine ends. Tight.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46045
- Title
- A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
- Author
- Algren, Nelson
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good plus in near fine dust jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Cudahy
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- 20th century,Post-WWII,1950s,US American,Books to Film
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About the Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
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