Somebody in Boots [Inscribed and Signed with Original Drawing to Richard Merkin]
Language: English
Published by Vanguard Press, New York, 1935
- First Edition
- Signed
- Used
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA, Washington, DC, U.S.A.Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
AbeBooks seller since October 29, 2009
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 1,250.00
Quantity: 1 available
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New York: Vanguard Press, [1935]. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's terracotta cloth, black spine titling, brown topstain; [8],322pp. Cloth a bit soiled with pinpoint wear at corners, old rubberstamp address to front pastedown and ink price on half title page. Good to Very Good. Inscribed and signed on front free endpaper, "For Richard Merkin / appreciatively / Nelson Algren / 1 June 1976 / Greenwich Home [?]." The inscription is accompanied by a quick sketch of a cat sitting with its back to the viewer. A nice association copy of the author's first book, inscribed to the artist Richard Merkin (1938-2009), whose 1968 mixed media collage "#9 Geeks and Gargoyles" was dedicated to Algren.
Seller Inventory # 36113
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Somebody in Boots [Inscribed and Signed with Original Drawing to Richard Merkin]
- Author
- Nelson Algren
- Publisher
- Vanguard Press, New York
- Publication year
- 1935
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Signed
- Signed
- Language
- English
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Item weight
- 3 pounds
- Seller catalogs
- Fiction, Provenance / Association Copies, Signed
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Washington, DC, U.S.A.
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We are a neighborhood independent bookstore in Washington, D.C.'s Capitol Hill neighborhood, across from Eastern Market.
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Modern and First Editions, Used & Rare Books, Military HistoryAssociation member
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657 C Street, SE
Washington, DC U.S.A. 20003
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