Published by Grove Weidenfeld, 1987
ISBN 10: 0802130208 ISBN 13: 9780802130204
Seller: Orion Tech, Kingwood, TX, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Good.
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Published by Penguin, 1982
ISBN 10: 1856132781 ISBN 13: 9781856132787
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.6.
Published by Wings, New York, NY, 1996
ISBN 10: 0517122707 ISBN 13: 9780517122709
Seller: Nelsons Books, Chazy, NY, U.S.A.
Hard cover. Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket. reprint. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 480 p. Audience: General/trade. near new.
Published by Penguin Classics, 2000
ISBN 10: 0141182865 ISBN 13: 9780141182865
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 352 pages. 7.72x5.12x0.75 inches. In Stock.
Published by Penguin, 2011
ISBN 10: 0241951593 ISBN 13: 9780241951590
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 416 pages. In Stock.
Published by Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, LA, 1980
ISBN 10: 0807106577 ISBN 13: 9780807106570
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Octavo, vii, 338 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Black spine with age-toned blue and white lettering. Dust jacket wrapped in mylar covering, has mild wear along edges, bending along head corner of rear cover, numbered sticker on front cover, and mild wear along spine head and tail. Boards have mild wear along spine head and tail. Textblock has moderate wear along head edge of page 263/264, bending along head edges of pages 309 - 312, bending along fore edges of title page to page 10, embossing on front end-page, and mild age toning along edges. Shelved Alcove #1. Third printing in a second issue jacket with Chicago Sun-Times blurb on the back panel and $12.95 price. 1382272. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. First Edition, Third Printing, Second State Dust Jacket.
Published by LSU Press, 2004
ISBN 10: 0807130087 ISBN 13: 9780807130087
Seller: Twice Sold Tales, Ashfield, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Like New. First Edition. 2004 LSU Press hard cover - Large Print Edition - 1st printing THUS - a fine clean like new copy with like new dust jacket now in mylar cover - enjoy.
Published by Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, LA, 1980
ISBN 10: 0807106577 ISBN 13: 9780807106570
Seller: Pages Past--Used & Rare Books, Greensboro, NC, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Octavo. 338 pages. Hardcover in a dark brown illustrated dust jacket. The jacket is a bit rubbed and shows edge wear. Jacket is not price-clipped and bears the original price of "$12.95." Edges are lightly bumped, and the jacket spine is especially rubbed near the foot. The front cover of the book is slightly bowed up at the fore edge. The text block is sound with secure inner hinges. Light foxing to the outside edges of the text block. The text is clean. Stated Second Printing on the copyright page. Signed on the front flyleaf by a local North Carolina author.
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Published by Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge and London, 1980
ISBN 10: 0807106577 ISBN 13: 9780807106570
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Lindlof, Ed (Wrapper Illustration) (illustrator). First Edition. 1980 at title page and copyright page. Stated eighth printing. Oatmeal colored full cloth boards, black stylized spine titles, fine. Matte mustard lime endpapers. Pages fine; no writing. Bind fine, square. Dust wrapper, slight wear; unclipped 14.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Wrapper features gold medallion at front panel: "Winner of The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction". Sadly, the author, John Kennedy Toole, took his own life at 32, after facing consistent rejection from nearly every American publisher. Toole's mother, finally was able to have her son's work posthumously published; and, as fate would have it, the satirical novel won the Pulitzer Prize. "A masterwork of comedy. pungent slapstick, sature and intellectual incongruities. make for a grand comic fugue" (New York Time). Presented here is "a great slob of a man in violent revolt against the entire twentieth century!" This book's unusual path to success began in 1976 when John Kennedy Toole's mother Thelma, using a walker, hobbled into the office of novelist Walker Percy at Loyola University. She was followed by a chauffeur carrying a manuscript that she told Mr. Percy was a ''masterpiece''. Percy reluctantly agreed to read it. He became entranced as he read, and decided that the novel was ''a major achievement, a huge comic-satiric-tragic one-of-a-kind rendering of life in New Orleans.'' After several more publishers rejected the book, Louisiana State University Press agreed to take a chance with a first printing of only 2,500. The soon to be Pulitzer Prize winner went on to 50,000 copies in hard cover and nearly 600,000 in paperback within three years. Manufactured in the United States of America. 338 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.
Published by Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge and London, 1980
ISBN 10: 0807106577 ISBN 13: 9780807106570
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Lindlof, Ed (Wrapper Illustration) (illustrator). First Edition. 1980 at title page and copyright page. Stated: "Seventh Printing (June, 1981). Tan with greenish tint, full cloth boards, black stylized spine titles, fine. Pages fine; no writing. Bind fine, square; remains tightly bound and relatively as new. Dust wrapper, fine; unclipped 12.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Matches first printing in design and quality with classic Ed Lindloff wrapper illustration; identical to the third printing with Chicago Sun-Times blurb at back jacket panel. Sadly, the author, John Kennedy Toole, took his own life at 32, after facing consistent rejection from nearly every American publisher. Toole's mother, finally was able to have her son's work posthumously published; and, as fate would have it, the satirical novel won the Pulitzer Prize. "A masterwork of comedy. pungent slapstick, sature and intellectual incongruities. make for a grand comic fugue" (New York Time). Presented here is "a great slob of a man in violent revolt against the entire twentieth century!" This book's unusual path to success began in 1976 when John Kennedy Toole's mother Thelma, using a walker, hobbled into the office of novelist Walker Percy at Loyola University. She was followed by a chauffeur carrying a manuscript that she told Mr. Percy was a ''masterpiece''. Percy reluctantly agreed to read it. He became entranced as he read, and decided that the novel was ''a major achievement, a huge comic-satiric-tragic one-of-a-kind rendering of life in New Orleans.'' After several more publishers rejected the book, Louisiana State University Press agreed to take a chance with a first printing of only 2,500. The soon to be Pulitzer Prize winner went on to 50,000 copies in hard cover and nearly 600,000 in paperback within three years. Manufactured in the United States of America. 338 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.
Published by Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge and London, 1980
ISBN 10: 0807106577 ISBN 13: 9780807106570
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 1980 at title page and copyright page. Stated second printing. Light green full cloth boards, black stylized spine titles, moderate shelf, corner wear. Pages generally very good; no writing. Couple at back, lower text block with moderate discoloration. Light olive green endpapers. Bind fine, square. Scarce near very good second (2nd) printing. Sadly, the author, John Kennedy Toole, took his own life at 32, after facing consistent rejection from nearly every American publisher. Toole's mother, finally was able to have her son's work posthumously published; and, as fate would have it, the satirical novel won the Pulitzer Prize. "A masterwork of comedy. pungent slapstick, sature and intellectual incongruities. make for a grand comic fugue" (New York Time). Presented here is "a great slob of a man in violent revolt against the entire twentieth century!" This book's unusual path to success began in 1976 when John Kennedy Toole's mother Thelma, using a walker, hobbled into the office of novelist Walker Percy at Loyola University. She was followed by a chauffeur carrying a manuscript that she told Mr. Percy was a ''masterpiece''. Percy reluctantly agreed to read it. He became entranced as he read, and decided that the novel was ''a major achievement, a huge comic-satiric-tragic one-of-a-kind rendering of life in New Orleans.'' After several more publishers rejected the book, Louisiana State University Press agreed to take a chance with a first printing of only 2,500. The soon to be Pulitzer Prize winner went on to 50,000 copies in hard cover and nearly 600,000 in paperback within three years. Manufactured in the United States of America. 338 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.
Published by London: Allen Lane, 1981, 1981
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
First Edition
[Humour] FIRST UK EDITION, first impression. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.xii; 338 [2]. Publisher's cream cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket designed by Ed Lindlof, priced at £7.95 net. Toning to cloth spine, some spotting to top edge, and a little sunning to jacket spine, otherwise a lovely crisp copy. Near fine.
Published by London: Allen Lane., 1981
Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United Kingdom
First Edition
First UK edition, first printing. Publisher's original white cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the binding square and tight, the cloth bright and fresh to the boards but toned to the spine (most likely with a reaction to the acidity in the paper) as the book otherwise feels unread. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the price-clipped dustwrapper that is otherwise without loss or tears. An excellent example. The author's only novel, a posthumous published comic masterpiece. The British first edition, of which 1500 copies were printed is uncommon. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Published by Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge and London, 1980
ISBN 10: 0807106577 ISBN 13: 9780807106570
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Lindlof, Ed (Wrapper Illustration) (illustrator). First Edition. Signed by professor and author Walker Percy on tipped-in leaf prior half-title page: "Walker Percy." Percy, a professor and author himself, was instrumental in having this discovered gem miraculously published. 1980 at title page and copyright. Stated second printing. Light beige w/hint of green, full cloth boards, black stylized spine titles, light shelf wear. Pages near fine with attractive toning; no writing. Light olive endpapers. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Original first edition dust wrapper without Sun-Times review blurb at back panel, moderate edge wear, rub, crease; unclipped 12.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Scarce very good second printing in same first edition wrapper. The author of this hilarious satire, John Kennedy Toole, took his own life at 32 after facing consistent rejection from nearly every American publisher. Toole's mother, finally was able to have her son's work posthumously published; and, as fate would have it, the satirical novel won the Pulitzer Prize. "A masterwork of comedy. pungeant slapstick, sature and intellectual incongruities. make for a grand comic fugue" (New York Time). Presented here is "a great slob of a man in violent revolt against the entire twentieth century!" This book's unusual path to success began in 1976 when John Kennedy Toole's mother Thelma, using a walker, hobbled into the office of novelist Walker Percy at Loyola University. She was followed by a chauffeur carrying a manuscript that she told Mr. Percy was a ''masterpiece''. Percy reluctantly agreed to read it. He became entranced as he read, and decided that the novel was ''a major achievement, a huge comic-satiric-tragic one-of-a-kind rendering of life in New Orleans.'' After several more publishers rejected the book, Louisiana State University Press agreed to take a chance with a first printing of only 2,500. The soon to be Pulitzer Prize winner went on to 50,000 copies in hard cover and nearly 600,000 in paperback within three years. Manufactured in the United States of America. 338 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Signed by Contributor.
Published by Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge and London, 1980
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Lindlof, Ed (Wrapper Illustration) (illustrator). First Edition. True first edition; 1980 at title page and copyright pages without additional printings stated. One of only 2,500 first printings. Tan full cloth boards, black stylized spine titles, light shelf wear, moderate discoloration at back board. Pages generally near fine, clean; moderate discoloration to apprx. 1" of lower exterior text block corner. Classic vintage inscription at front endpaper: "Mardi Gras 1982, Dear Claudia and Bob, This is very appropriate to the season. A crazy read! Rich." Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Dust wrapper, moderate edge wear, rub, chip, crease; clipped, protected in new clear sleeve. First edition wrapper without Chicago Sun-Times blurb at back panel. Rare near very good first edition in same matching wrapper. "A masterwork of comedy. pungent slapstick, satire and intellectual incongruities. make for a grand comic fugue!" - NYT. Presented here is "a great slob of a man in violent revolt against the entire twentieth century!" This book's unusual path to success began in 1976 when John Kennedy Toole's mother Thelma, using a walker, hobbled into the office of novelist Walker Percy at Loyola University. She was followed by a chauffeur carrying a manuscript that she told Mr. Percy was a ''masterpiece." It was through Thelma Toole's great efforts that her late son's satirical novel was finally posthumously published with assistance from professor and author Walker Percy. This unique satire soon garnered acclaim and then the Pulitzer, twelve years after her son took his life in despair from rejection of this very novel. He did this at 31 years of age in 1969 after facing consistent rejection from nearly every American publisher. Walker Percy reluctantly agreed to read it. He became entranced as he read, and decided that it was ''a major achievement, a huge comic-satiric-tragic one-of-a-kind rendering of life in New Orleans.'' After several more publishers rejected the book, Louisiana State University Press agreed to take a chance with a first printing of only 2,500. The soon to be Pulitzer Prize winner went on to 50,000 copies in hard cover and nearly 600,000 in paperback within three years. Manufactured in the United States of America. 338 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.
Published by Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, 1980
ISBN 10: 0807106577 ISBN 13: 9780807106570
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
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First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very Good + Book. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good + Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. First Printing (1980 Date On Title And Copyright Pages, No Additional Printing Indicated.) In First Issue Dust Jacket (Price Clipped, Walker Percy Review On Back Panel, No Sun Times Review). Near Fine Book, Slight Bumping At Bottom Of Spine, Some Rubbing At Part Of Top And Bottom Edges Of Spine With 1/32" Pull Tear At Top Of Spine. Ownership Signature Of The Father Of A Friend Of Toole's ( Who Brought Toole Over To His Home). Dj With Wear And Minute Losses At Corners, A 7/8" Long, Up To 1/4" Deep Chip At Top Of Spine.
Published by Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge and London, 1980
ISBN 10: 0807106577 ISBN 13: 9780807106570
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Lindlof, Ed (Wrapper Illustration) (illustrator). First Edition. True first edition; 1980 at title page and copyright pages without additional printings stated. One of only 2,500 of the first printing. Tan full cloth boards, black stylized spine titles, light shelf wear. Pages generally near fine, no writing; few at front with little discoloration at edge. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Dust wrapper, light shelf wear, rub; unclipped 12.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Features the classic humored wrapper illustration by Ed Lindlof. First edition wrapper, without Chicago Sun-Times blurb, and Walker Percy summmary review at rear panel. Rare near fine first edition in same wrapper. Includes original hand written signed letter and play-list by Thelma Ducoing Toole dated February 7, 1982. Mrs. Toole was the mother of John Kennedy Toole, author of "A Confederacy of Dunces." Beautifully composed message contains songs for the seasons and 'nostalgic' songs. One of which written by Thelma Toole entitled "New Orleans" and another "Everywhere You Go" for her son, John Kennedy Toole. Original envelope w/New Orleans post office stamp features Thelma's address label and the American flag 20 cent stamp of the time. Letter has been folded twice and once more vertically. It was through Thelma Toole's great efforts that her late son's satirical novel was finally posthumously published with assistance from professor and author Walker Percy. The unique satire soon garnered much acclaim and then the Pulitzer, twelve years after her son took his life in despair from rejection of this very novel. He did this at 31 years of age in 1969 after facing consistent rejection from nearly every American publisher. "A masterwork of comedy. pungent slapstick, satire and intellectual incongruities. make for a grand comic fugue!" - NYT. Presented here is "a great slob of a man in violent revolt against the entire twentieth century!" This book's unusual path to success began in 1976 when John Kennedy Toole's mother Thelma, using a walker, hobbled into the office of novelist Walker Percy at Loyola University. She was followed by a chauffeur carrying a manuscript that she told Mr. Percy was a ''masterpiece''. Percy reluctantly agreed to read it. He became entranced as he read, and decided that the novel was ''a major achievement, a huge comic-satiric-tragic one-of-a-kind rendering of life in New Orleans.'' After several more publishers rejected the book, Louisiana State University Press agreed to take a chance with a first printing of only 2,500. The soon to be Pulitzer Prize winner went on to 50,000 copies in hard cover and nearly 600,000 in paperback within three years. Manufactured in the United States of America. 338 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Signed by Author's Mother.