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The Cloud Forest (Signed 1st Printing)
by Peter Matthiessen
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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LA QUINTA, California, United States
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About This Item
U.S.A.: Viking, 1961. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. A fine copy in an price clipped and very good dustjacket. This copy is signed by Peter Matthiessen on the half title page--signature only without any inscriptions. Tight and clean--fine condition-dustjacket is Price-clipped and has light edgewear and rubbing to the spine ends and tips. Protected in a new clear acrylic dustjacket covering. One of President Kennedy's favorite books with a place on the White House Library from 1961-1963.
Synopsis
Peter Matthiessen was the cofounder of the Paris Review and is the author of numerous works of nonfiction, including In the Spirit of Crazy Horse , Indian Country , and The Snow Leopard , winner of the National Book Award.
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- Bookseller
- Classic First Editions
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- cfe17080
- Title
- The Cloud Forest (Signed 1st Printing)
- Author
- Peter Matthiessen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1961
- Pages
- 280
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- SOUTH AMERICA AMAZON
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LA QUINTA, California
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A large collection of modern first editions--most signed--as well as a large assortment of early Western fiction, Limited Edition Club, History and Biography.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
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