Language: English
Published by Oldbourne Book Company, London, 1958
Seller: The Green Arcade, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Rand, cover illustration (illustrator). Book in very good condition; moderate foxing and toning outside edges of book; light toning to clean interior; binding tight; boards pristine. Dust jacket in very good condition; light toning; front inside flap clipped at lower corner. 222 numbered pages. Red cloth boards with gold stamped lettering on spine. 8 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.
Published by CROWN PUBLISHERS, INC, NY, 1958
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop / Ruffolo Enterprises, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
HARD BACK RED. Condition: GOOD. JACKET: SOILED DJ. 1STAMERICAN. General wear, price-clipped DJ, small bookplate, foxing, previous owner marking title page, ink marks page 67, light yellowing of pages-B&W photos are clear DATE PUBLISHED: 1958 EDITION: 1STAMERICAN 222.
Published by Crown Publishers, Inc, New York, 1958
Seller: Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Paul Rand (dust jacket illustration) (illustrator). First American Edition. 8vo. Pp. [1-4], 5-222. Foreword by Peter Leighton. Frontis. photo portrait of Burchett. Illustrated throughout with some 14 black-and-white photos. Bibliography. Bound in red cloth with lettering stamped on spine in gilt. Slight dust-soiling to top edge, else a bright copy in the price-clipped dust jacket that shows just a trifle edge-wear. First American edition, published the same year as the British first edition (Oldbourne Book Company). The Paul Rand dust jacket illustration and typeface is a triumph of restrained design, subtly evoking a carnival midway. Increasingly scarce, especially in desirable condition. Dust jacket now enclosed in a removable, clear archival sleeve.