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The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze and other stories by William Saroyan - 1934
by William Saroyan
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The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze and other stories
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him him him him him: Random House, 1934. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall. Signed by Author(s). 1st Printing 1 Copyright date 1934, first edition, first printing. White cloth, black colored spine, black-lettered wrap-around gold foil band, dust jacket. First Edition. Signed by the author on the front flyleaf. Saroyan's first book. Written at the age of 26, his stories reflect his own nimble curiosity and his insatiable demand for new affirmations of life. Light wear and toning to jacket, chip to jacket at top edge near spine; light wear to cloth, top board lightly bowed some browning at joint and top edge; very good.
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- Date Published 1934
- Pages 270
- Keywords Short stories
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THE DARING YOUNG MAN ON THE FLYING TRAPEZE and other stories.
by Saroyan, William
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Pages 167 pp.8vo. Paperback. Reprint. Red Seal Books edition. Damp stain throughout. Paper turning brown & brittle.
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The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze and Other Stories.
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Modern Age Books, NY ["Reprinted in Red Seal Edition... 1937"]. Soft Cover. xvii, 167 p.; 20 cm. Reprint of his popular first book, first published 1934. Twenty-six short stories. "A writer's first book is his most important one, at least as far as he himself is concerned. Until the appearance of his first book he's not a writer to anybody but himself. To everybody else he's a dope. He's somebody who thinks he's a writer, or what's worse somebody who wants to be a writer." Vg, considering the '30s paper; softcover with protective wrapper. Another copy, ink owner name, minor wear. 101707x.
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The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze and Other Stories
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DARING YOUNG MAN ON THE FLYING TRAPEZE And Other Stories [Red Seal Book]
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New York, NY: Modern Age Books. G/No Dustjacket. (1937). ........ Trade PAPERBACK. Sm 8vo., 169 pp., rubbed, frayed, heavy page toning, writing in side cover .
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Faber And Faber, 1935. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1935. First Published. 192 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, page slightly loose. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Creasing to some pages. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends.
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Sixth Printing. Ex-library book , gilt decorated hardcover (Image of actual book) has usual markings, stamps, stickers, writing, card holder. No DJ. Some bumping, rubbing, fading, little tears, stains on the top, spine, edges, corners. Top stain of dull orange on top outer edges. Outer page edges with tanning, browning, stains and foxing. Front and back covers do have stains, rubbing. The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze and Other Stories is the first collection of 26 short stories by William Saroyan. 1934. U8.
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London : Penguin , 1939. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. first thus, paperback, 248 pages, pages browned otherwise very good in POOR dustwrapper. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf N11
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The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze & Other Stories (Modern Library, Vol. 92.3)
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The Modern Library, 1941-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Unmarked hardcover in unclipped lightly worn jacket. Modern Library No. 92 with jacket. Bookplate inside front cover.
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