The Day Of the Locust
by West, Nathaniel
The Day of the Locust is a 1939 novel by American author Nathanael West, set in Hollywood, California during the Great Depression, depicting the alienation and desperation of a disparate group of individuals who exist at the fringes of the movie industry. Time magazine included the novel in its list of 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005, and noted critic Harold Bloom included it in his list of canonical works in the book The Western Canon.
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The Day of the Locust
by NATHANIEL WEST
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- Used - Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing of West’s final novel, named one of the 100 best novels of the century by the Modern
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1939
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- Hardcover
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Potomac, Maryland, USA
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NZ$3,316.40
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First Edition, First Printing of West's final novel, named one of the 100 best novels of the century by the Modern Library. Original cloth red cloth slightly faded along the edges, and more so along the spine. Dust jacket is the Book of the Month Club in fine condition, (itself quite rare, especially in this condition); almost identical to the… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Day of the Locust.
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San Francisco, California, USA
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New York, Random House, 1939. 8vo, 238 pp. Original red cloth, backstrip, label, and top edge sunned, boards a little soiled, label with two small chips, endpapers toned, text block clean and square; in a good dust-jacket with a faded spine panel and several chips and old tape repairs. Slipcase. § First edition, first printing, so stated. Item Price
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The Day of the Locust [Designer Binding]
by West, Nathaniel
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- First Edition
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- 1939
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- Leather bound
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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NZ$2,487.30
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New York: Random House, 1939. First Edition. Leather bound. Near fine. One of the great Hollywood novels, here in a designer binding by Richard Smart at Olde English Bindery in Vancouver, B.C. that recreates the dust jacket design of a movie camera and blurbs by Dashiell Hammett and Dorothy Parker stamped in gilt on black morocco movie film.… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE DAY OF THE LOCUST
by West, Nathanael
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- Used
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- First Edition, First Printing
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- 1939
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- Hardcover
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Rockville, Maryland, USA
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NZ$1,658.20
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New York: Random House, 1939. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 238 pages. In Very Good condition, lacking dust jacket, with red case and chemise in Very Good condition. Wooden case painted red with red leather labels and gilt titling to spine. Volume bound in full red cloth with orange paper label and black titling to spine. Covers protected… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE DAY OF THE LOCUST
by Nathaniel West
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- First printing
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- 1939
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Blue Hill, Maine, USA
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NZ$663.28
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New York: Random House, 1939. First printing. Hardcover. Very good. 6 x 9 in. 238 pp. Red cloth boards with paper spine label. First printing, as stated on copyright pg., 1939. Condition is VERY GOOD ; covers toned at edges and spine, one small faint water spot on lower front. Edges unworn but spine head has a couple… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Day of the Locust
by West, Nathaniel
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- first
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- 1939
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- Hardcover
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Beverly Hills, California, USA
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NZ$829.10
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Random House, 1939. first. hardcover. very good. First printing, as stated on copyright page. Book very good, some soiling, sunning on spine, very slightly leaning, spot on bottom edge, black solid top edge, some squiggles on front free end paper. Item Price
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THE DAY OF THE LOCUST
by West, Nathaniel
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- As new
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- 1982
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- Trade paperback
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- 9780809438419
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Columbia, Missouri, USA
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NZ$26.45
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Time-Life Books, 1982. Trade paperback. As new. Berry. Introduction Budd Schulberg. Time-Life Books, c1982. Time Reading Program Special Edition. 167pp. Cover art Berry. 8vo. Uncreased spine, as new unread trade paperback. Item Price
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The Day of the Locust
by WEST, Nathaniel
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- Used - Very Good
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- First This Edition
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- 1953
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- Mass Market Paperback
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Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, CAN
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NZ$66.25
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New York: Bantam Books, 1953. First This Edition . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Bantam 1093, xvi, 142 pp; wear to spine top & bottom, very light reading creases, little chipping & edge wear.
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The Day of the Locust
by West, Nathaniel
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- First edition
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- 1951
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN
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NZ$66.33
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London: The Grey Walls, 1951. First edition. Hardcover. pp. 207. Small 8vo. Blue binding with gilt lettering to spine. General shelfwear, slight musty odour. Dustjacket shelfworn, age toned, and darkened to extremities; very good in very good- dustjacket. Item Price
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The Day of the Locust
by WEST, NATHANIEL
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DUNEDIN, Auckland, NZL
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Bantam 1957. Paperback (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost Item Price
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The Day of the Locust
by West, Nathanael
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- 9780141023656
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Dunfermline, Fife, GBR
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Penguin Books, Limited. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Item Price
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The Day of the Locust
by West, Nathaniel
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- Used - Acceptable
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- 1983
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- Mass Market Paperback
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- 9780451517982
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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NZ$10.30
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Signet Classics, 1983. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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Day of the Locust
by Nathaniel West
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- Hardcover
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- 9780899663029
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Newport Coast, California, USA
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hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. Item Price
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Day of the Locust
by West, Nathaniel
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- Paperback
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- 9780553064018
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Newport Coast, California, USA
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