Great Imposter, First Edition (7 results)

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Publisher: Jonathan David, Middle Village, NY, 1976. NEAR FINE hardcover book in GOOD only mylar-protected green dust-jacket with titles in yellow, as issued. Approximately 2/3 of DJ's spine in missing. Not remainder marked. Not price-clipped. Previous owner's artistic embossed stamp at bottom of title page. First Edition, First Printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. [1st edition] ; 1st printing ; xv, 301 pages : illustrations, music, portrait ; 24 cm ; ISBN: 0689118961; 9780689118968 LCCN: 87-14441 ; LC: PR3343; Dewey: 821/.6; B ; OCLC: 15792868 ; blue cloth with remains of sticker on front cover ; no dustjacket ; "The enigma of Thomas Chatterton is investigated by Louise J. Kaplan, who untangles the counterfeiter from the artist, the troubled adolescent from the visionary poet, as she recreates the short life of a fatherless boy who found an authentic voice only in the realm of his imaginings." ; "Louise J. Kaplan is the author of Oneness and Separateness and Adolescence: The Farewell to Childhood. She was director of child and adolescent clinical services at The Psychological Center of CUNY and is now engaged in private practice in New York City" ; Contents: The world of Sir William Canynge: Chatterton's Fifteenth-century father -- The death of Chatterton -- A fatherless boy grows up in Bristol -- Scoundrels galore -- Fabricating a father -- Petty lies, practical jokes, and historical hoaxes -- A noble insanity of the soul -- Chatterton's search for an eighteenth-century father -- The rage of satire -- Freedom of the press, revolution and obscenity -- The great imposter becomes a garden-variety narcissist -- The makings of a romantic hero -- Narcissism and melancholia -- The Rowley controversy ; G. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The cover has yellow cloth and a beige title block. 29 chapters. The spine strip has darkened. The front board has a few, light stains. The back board has a 7/8 in. x 3/8 in. stain. One board corner is lightly bumped. The foredge has light foxing. Two page margins each have light stains. The front endpaper has a owner's name with a marker line over it. Scans e-mailed upon request.

Booklet. Condition: Very Good. 12p stapled booklet, tall format, with illustrations and price list, no year given, light creasing, clean copy Language: English.

Hardcover. Condition: NF. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. First Edition. First printing. A clean and bright NF copy in a VG+ price-clipped dust jacket. Basis for the 1961 film directed by Robert Mulligan and starring Tony Curtis, Karl Malden and Edmond O'Brien. Scarce. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1ST. First Edition, First Printing. Book Is In Very Good Condition. Boards Have A Tiny Bit Of Shelf Wear. Not Bumped. Fore Edges Have A Tiny Bit Of Reading Wear. Top Edge Is Blackend. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Very Good Condition. Tiniest Bit Of Wear Along The Edges. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Brodart. Thanks And Enjoy. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First Edition. 218p octavo, A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. Warmly Inscribed by Chrichton to Hollywood Hazel Oxholm. Book was made into a movie with Tony Curtis.