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The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze and other stories
by William Saroyan
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber , 1937. Cloth. Near Fine. 7" by 4.5". None. William Saroyan's first collection of short stories, signed by the actor, Norman Wooland, and with a bookplate for, actress, Edith Evans. The second impression of the first UK edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding with gilt detail. Signed by Norman Wooland, the English character actor, who has appeared in films such as 'The Master Plan' and 'The Guns of Navarone'. He has also starred in numerous Shakespearean adaptations. With a bookplate for Edith Evans, an English actress who was nominated for several Academy Awards. She is best known for starring as Lady Bracknell in 'The Importance of Being Earnest'. William Saroyan's first collection of short stories. The story of 'The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze' won the third prize of the O. Henry Award, and became an immediate best seller. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some light shelf wear to the extremities and spine. Some handling marks to the boards. A bookplate for Edith Evans to the front paste-down. Ink signature to the front free endpaper from Norman Wooland. Offsetting to the free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age-toned but otherwise bright and clean. A small ink mark to the top of page 76. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 832G25
- Title
- The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze and other stories
- Author
- William Saroyan
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1937
- Size
- 7" by 4.5"
- Keywords
- Edith evans norman wooland the human comedy the time of your life norman wooland the importance of being earnest
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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