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Fantasy Drawings
by GROSS, Chaim
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
-
Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: A Bittner Art Book / Beechhurst Press, 1956. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. First edition. Introduction by A. L. Chanin. Analytical Essay by Samuel Atkin, M.D. Quarto. 116pp. Fine in a good only dustwrapper with age-toning and a couple of chips, the largest on the front panel. Inscribed by Gross to noted author and journalist Gilbert Sledes: "To G. Seldes - with friendship - Chaim Gross. May 30, 1958" with a full-page sketch of a man holding a woman in the palm of his hand.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 419826
- Title
- Fantasy Drawings
- Author
- GROSS, Chaim
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- A Bittner Art Book / Beechhurst Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- Art/Illustration, AssociationCopy, JewishInterest, AmerLit20thCent
Terms of Sale
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
All books are first editions unless otherwise noted. All books are returnable within ten days if returned in the same condition as sent. We accept VISA, MASTERCARD, AMERICAN EXPRESS, DISCOVER, PAYPAL, checks and money orders. New Jersey residents please add 6.625% sales tax. All items guaranteed, all items subject to prior sale. Members ABAA, ILAB. Shipping is $4.50 for Media Mail, $10.00 for Priority Mail or UPS Ground. Tracking is provided for every order. Alternate shipping available by request. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.
About the Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Gloucester City, New Jersey
About Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., founded in 1985, specializes in first editions of 20th Century American and English fiction. Our inventory of over 75,000 first editions includes: African-American literature & history, Mysteries, Detective Fiction, Drama, Books into Film and Sports books. We routinely issue extensively illustrated color catalogs, available by subscription. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA)and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). Tom Congalton, founder of Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., actively promotes the ethics and standards of these professional organizations and served as President of the ABAA from 2000 to 2002.
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- Quarto
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- G
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