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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First Edition. NY: Simon & Schuster 1969, first edition, first printing. VG blue cloth hardback; small nick to bottom of spine. Unclipped dust jacket in good condition; wear to head of spine, browning & a couple of spots to front. 5.75 x 8.25 in., 157 pp. Mildly racy novel set in the Swiss Alps.
Published by Barrie & Jenkins, 1970
ISBN 10: 021465270XISBN 13: 9780214652707
Seller: Nicholas J. Certo, Newburgh, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First English edition of the authors first book. FINE in dust wrapepr with soil to white rear panel, one tiny closed tear.
Published by Ballantine Books Inc., 1971
ISBN 10: 0345023684ISBN 13: 9780345023681
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Book
Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.3.
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Published by Simon and Schuster, New York:, 1969
ISBN 10: 067120338XISBN 13: 9780671203382
Seller: Flips Fine Books, Greensboro, GA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
hardcover. First Edition. blue cloth w/ silver lettering on spine; top edge peach, fore-edge untrimmed; 157 pgs; illus dust jacket w/ $4.95 on front flap, author photo at back; author's first book. quote by Thomas McGuane on front flap. jacket art by Paul Bacon. fine copy in very good dust jacket; dj has only light scuffing to spine ends w/ 1" crease to back bottom edge near spine; unobtrusive sticker spots on front.
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HC. Condition: vg/nf. 1st ed. Near fine example of this first printing with only remainder spray on top edge. Dj has small sticker damage to upper right front and very slight edgewear. A clean, tight, unread copy. Not price clipped. 157pp.
Published by Ballantine Books, 1971
Seller: Volunteer Paperbacks, Battle Creek, MI, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Printing. Ballantine 02368. Author's first novel. Extremely light wear along the edges of the wraps.
Published by New York: Ballantine Books, (1971)., 1971
Seller: BOOKFELLOWS Fine Books, ABAA, Sun City, AZ, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First paperback edition, first printing. "First Printing September 1971" statement to the copyright page, .95c and code 023684095 to the front cover. Originally published by Simon & Schuster in hardcover in 1969, this very elusive first paperback edition bears new, exclusive, and eye-catching, multi-scene cover art by Owen Wood. Hjortsberg's first book was very well-reviewed: "Like a satanic S.J. Perleman he impales cartoon strips & picture post cards on a sharp silver spindle creating the sort of Switzerland that might have been conceived by Disney and executed by de Sade"--NY Times. Hjortsberg is the literary fantasy author of FALLING ANGEL adapted to the film ANGEL HEART starring Robert de Niro and Mickey Rourke. Former owner name & number to the upper edge of the inside front cover, minuscule nick and tiny tear to the front cover fore-edge, a vertical crease line to the spine, mild crease to the lower front corner, else tight and very good in glossy stiff-card wraps with romping funny-wild pen-and-ink cover illustration by Owen Wood. Mass market paperback.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. FIRST. A VERY GOOD FIRST EDITION IN DJ.
Published by BARRIE & JENKINS, LONDON, UK, 1970
Seller: Happyfish Books, Meopham, KENT, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. * PUBLISHER : BARRIE & JENKINS * YEAR : 1970 * ISBN : N/A * No OF PAGES : 157 * CONDITION : USED - GOOD * OTHER: THIS IS AN EX-LIBRARY BOOK WITH THE EXPECTED STAMPS AND MARKINGS. THE DUSTWRAPPER HAS BEEN COVERED IN A TRANSPARENT PLASTIC SLEEVE AND SECURED TO THE BOARDS. THE DUSTWRAPPER IS RUBBED WITH CREASING ALONG THE EDGES AND CORNERS. THE BLUE COVER BOARDS APPEAR CLEAN WITH BUMPING ALONG THE EDGES AND SPINE, THE GILT LETTERING IS BRIGHT. THE BINDING IS FIRM. THE PAGES ARE LIGHTLY TANNED, HOWEVER PAGES REMAIN CLEAR AND CRISP. PAGES GENERALLY APPEAR CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK.
Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 1969
ISBN 10: 067120338XISBN 13: 9780671203382
Seller: Tony Power, Books, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine (rm). Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Remainder stroke bottom edge else near fine in NF dustjacket (mylar-protected).
Published by Simon and Schuster, New York, 1969
Seller: Books As Issued, Petaluma, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Printing, in unprice-clipped dust jacket. First book by the author. Spine bumped. Dust jacket slightly soiled and with a tear and wear to the top of spine and board corners.
Published by Barrie & Jenkins, London, 1970
ISBN 10: 021465270XISBN 13: 9780214652707
Seller: Arapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex, Castlemaine, VIC, Australia
Book First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. First UK. VG+/VG+. 8vo. original blue textured paper boards gilt (prev. owner's name to FFE, some leaf edge speckling) in dustwrapper (a little rubbed & marked, slight wear to edges; pp. 158 (last blank). [Neate X178: Humorous and mildly porographic story set in the Alps. First ascent of 'Juggernaut'. Black comedy, very appealing to climbers conversant with mountaineering literature].
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First UK edition. First British edition. 157 pp. The author's first book. Faint gluestain to the front endpaper else a glorious fine copy in price-intact dustwrapper. SIGNED by the author on the title page.
Published by Simon and Schuster, New York, 1969
ISBN 10: 067120338XISBN 13: 9780671203382
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Octavo, cloth. First edition. The author's first novel, an example of "fabulation." A fine copy in near fine dust jacket with touch of edge wear and some dust soiling to front panel. (#107951).
Published by Simon and Schuster, New York, 1969
ISBN 10: 067120338XISBN 13: 9780671203382
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1969. First Edition, stated First Printing. Octavo; publisher's cloth in white pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($4.95), orange topstain; 157pp. Moderate wear and toning to jacket extremities, abrasion to front panel from previously-removed price sticker, spine panel a shade toned, lengthy gift inscription to front free endpaper, else Near Fine in Very Good jacket. The author's first book, inscribed and signed on title page "For Larry Owens - Better you (by far) than Gertrude - William Hjortsberg." The author is alluding to the over-the-top gift inscription on the front free endpaper: "To a dear friend, Gertrude, whose friendship and fine example as a Mother and professional lady is most appreciated, respected and admired by all of us. / Sincerely, Mardy Tatum / Tinker Air Force Base, 1971.".
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. Author's FIRST book. ; 5 3/4" x 8"; 157 pages.