Sixty Stories [Uncorrected Proof]
by BARTHELME, Donald
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Putnam, 1981. Uncorrected Proof for Limited Distribution. Wraps. Near Fine. 457 p. 21cm. Light lavender colored wraps. Book Condition: Near fine; with light toning to spine, an almost invisible crease to upper corner of front panel and some smudge to lower edge of text block. Publisher's specs on front cover list page count of 464 though for this proof 457 pages is correct. Barthelme's collector cachet is low compared to his importance as a great American writer. Two theories why this might be so: 1) An entire generation of collectors who might otherwise have pursued his work had the bad luck of encountering "The Dead Father" (Barthelme's second novel) as their first exposure to the author's work and never recovered. 2) Universal ignorance of how to pronounce the author's surname throws wet blanket over any collecting interest.
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Details
- Bookseller
- DuBois Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002186
- Title
- Sixty Stories [Uncorrected Proof]
- Author
- BARTHELME, Donald
- Format/Binding
- Wraps
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Uncorrected Proof for Limited Distribution
- Publisher
- Putnam
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
DuBois Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
New York, New York
About DuBois Rare Books
Dealing in fine, rare and odd books since 2009; collecting since forever.
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- Uncorrected Proof
- An uncorrected proof is a printed copy of a book that needs to be reviewed for errors and corrections. They are released prior...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....