New York: The Viking Press, 1939. Pictorial Pastedown on Boards. No Jacket. First Edition. Signed by Author. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Peach colored cloth with marbled paper pastedowns on boards. In original slipcase. One of an edit ion of 375 signed copies. Card with compliments of the Viking Press laid-in. Backstrip sunned and 2" tear extending down outer front joint from top of spine. A near very good copy in like slipcase.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth with Pastedowns. Near Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 000693
Title: Candle in the Dark A Postscript to Despair
Author: Edman, Irwin
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: The Viking Press
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1939

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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....
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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