THE GALILEE HITCH-HIKER - WITH A SIGNED CHECK LAID IN
by Brautigan, Richard
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: Cranium Press, 1966. Second Edition. Brautigan's first regularly published book, originally published by the White Rabbit Press in a tiny run of 200 copies (1958). Provenance: From the collection of Montana author, screenwriter, and outdoorsman William Hjortsberg (1941-2017), a central figure in the Montana Gang, and Brautigan's long-time friend and neighbor in Pine Creek. He spent two decades researching and writing Jubilee Hitchhiker: The Life and Times of Richard Brautigan, published in 2012 to great acclaim. Barber A7. One of 700 copies. Slim octavo (21.5cm); letterpress printed sheets, hand-sewn into red-orange wrappers illustrated by Kenn Davis; [16]pp; illus. Laid into this copy is a cancelled check signed by Brautigan. Gentle sunning along spine-fold, tiny scuff to rear wrapper, else contents clean; Near Fine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5116
- Title
- THE GALILEE HITCH-HIKER - WITH A SIGNED CHECK LAID IN
- Author
- Brautigan, Richard
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Cranium Press
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1966
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Captain Ahab's Rare Books
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Stephenson, Virginia
About Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Founded in 2010, Captain Ahab's Rare Books specializes in first editions of literature, genre fiction, film-related books and ephemera, zines, manuscript and archival material.
Glossary
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...