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ZOLTAN GORENCY
by Flam, Jack
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0340185228
- ISBN 13
- 9780340185223
- Seller
-
Fernandina Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1974. First edition, first prnt. Inscribed by Flam on the front free endpage to James Jones. "June 1974. For Jim Jones, Who has provided me with wise counsel and moral support, and - even more important - an example. With gratitude & deep affection, Jack." Slight dampstain on the topedge; dustjacket with corners touched and small creases at the spine ends. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Flam's first novel. Flam was one of the many writers and artists befriended by Jones while living in Paris. Jones wrote a blurb for the novel in which he included within sixty-six words "remarkable" (twice), "compelling," "singular," "memorable," "extraordinary" and also a favorable comparison to Camus' "L'Etranger." . Inscribed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Revere Books, ABAA & IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1070710
- Title
- ZOLTAN GORENCY
- Author
- Flam, Jack
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0340185228
- ISBN 13
- 9780340185223
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- First Novel
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Revere Books, ABAA & IOBA
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About the Seller
Revere Books, ABAA & IOBA
Biblio member since 2005
Fernandina Beach, Florida
About Revere Books, ABAA & IOBA
Revere Books has offered collector-condition first editions primarily of 20th century American and British fiction and poetry since 1991. Signed copies are a specialty. Member, Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) & the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA).
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