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The Way West
by Guthrie, A. B. , Jr
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- NF
- Seller
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Alliance, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
NY: William Sloane Associates. NF. 1949. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Stated first printing quarter bound in green and gray cloth with silve r spine lettering. A near fine copy in a good dust jacket. Tanning to the endpapers and age toning to the pages. Former owner's name and the date are inked on the front fly leaf. Else content is fine. The dust jacket has chips to its upper corners and rubs to the lower corners. C hipping along the head and base of the jacket's spine. There are two 2 " closed tears that form a "v" shape on the front panel's upper left e dge. Both tears have been reinforced on the verso with clear archival tape. The rear panel has a 3" diagonal tear at its upper left corner. The rear panel is dust soiled and has creasing along its upper edge. D espite the jacket wear the color is still sharp & vibrant. Winner of t he 1950 Pulitzer Prize for best novel. .
Synopsis
The Way West is a western novel by A. B. Guthrie, Jr. , published in 1949. The novel won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1950. The book became the basis for a film starring Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, and Richard Widmark.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dearly Departed Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20362
- Title
- The Way West
- Author
- Guthrie, A. B. , Jr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - NF
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- Publisher
- William Sloane Associates
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1949
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- WESTERN, NOVEL WESTERN FICTION
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Dearly Departed Books
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Alliance, Ohio
About Dearly Departed Books
Selling books since 1978. We specialize in SF, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Western & Pulp Fiction. With an inventory of more than 35,000 Hardcover 1st editions, Vintage Paperbacks , Pulp Magazines & general antiquarian books. Store front open by chance or appointment.
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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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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