The Outsider
by Wilson, Colin
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Near Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1956. An interesting variant that appears to be unread. Very Near Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket. The jacket is only very lightly rubbed with mild sunning to red and blue parts on the spine. NO chips, tears, or creases. Square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked -- apparently never read. NOT the true first although "First printing September 1956" is so stated on the copyright page, with NO indication of any subsequent printings. There is NO book club indication such as a mark or embossed dot, star or "A" at the bottom corner of the rear board. However there is NO jacket price and NO date on the title page. Top edge tinted blue [NOT black], as issued. Bound in the original blue patterned (simulated marbling) boards with a bright white stamped blue cloth spine. Complete with dust jacket. NOTE: Ahearn COLLECTED BOOKS (2002) says there are at least 3 variants that state "First American Edition." This copy states "First printing September 1956" with NO mention of "American." The true first was British, published in London the same year.. First printing (so stated). Hardcover. Very Near Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. 288pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
Synopsis
The seminal work on alienation, creativity, and the modern mind-set. "An exhaustive, luminously intelligent study...a real contribution to our understanding of our deepest predicament."—Philip Toynbee.
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- Seller
- About Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 029843
- Title
- The Outsider
- Author
- Wilson, Colin
- Illustrator
- NOT a library discard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Near Fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First printing (so stated)
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1956
- Size
- 8vo. 288pp
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature / Literary Biography / Criticism;
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About the Seller
About Books
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Henderson, Nevada
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