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EXQUISITE CADAVER
by Mankowitz, Wolf
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0233985476
- ISBN 13
- 9780233985473
- Seller
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Andre Deutsch, Ltd., 1990. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Artist and writer Mankowitz describes this book as: "a collage of the lives and times of Leo Lhooq, deceased Dadaist, Surrealist and petty criminal . demonstrating how he was worth more dead than alive; the whole presenting a montage of the confused life of the artist contrasting with the valuable cadaver he leaves to dealers, collectors and all sincere art lovers;" spine very slightly cocked, o/w boards and text are clean and tight in dustjacket showing only minimal surface and edgewear; Very Good/Fine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001243
- Title
- EXQUISITE CADAVER
- Author
- Mankowitz, Wolf
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- ISBN 10
- 0233985476
- ISBN 13
- 9780233985473
- Publisher
- Andre Deutsch, Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- MODERN NOVEL, FIRST EDITION, FINE ART, DADA, SURREALISM, ARIZONA
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Novel; Crime; Art;
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
All books subject to prior sale. All books returnable within two weeks for any reason. Please return by USPS (media mail rate) and note the reason for return. All sales subject to applicable taxes.
About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
Glossary
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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...
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise