Skip to content

The John Wood Case

The John Wood Case

Click for full-size.

The John Wood Case

by Suckow, Ruth

  • Used
  • near fine
  • Signed
  • first
Condition
Near Fine/Very Good+
Seller
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Portland, Oregon, United States
Item Price
£120.12
Or just £108.11 with a
Bibliophiles Club Membership
FREE Shipping to USA Standard delivery: 7 to 14 days
More Shipping Options

Payment Methods Accepted

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Discover
  • PayPal

About This Item

New York: The Viking Press, 1959. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good+. First edition. Signed by Ruth Suckow, inscribed to prolific British-born writer John Cowper Powys and his wife, signed in Claremont, California and dated May 17, 1959. Near Fine with light wear in unclipped with dust jacket, spine panel sunned, rubbing along back panel, Very Good+. The author's final novel, signed little more than six months before her death; she is often remembered as a regionalist novelist for her books set in Iowa. A nice association.

Reviews

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

You’re rating the book as a work, not the seller or the specific copy you purchased!

Details

Bookseller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
140939602
Title
The John Wood Case
Author
Suckow, Ruth
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Very Good+
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
The Viking Press
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1959
Keywords
signed, John Cowper Powys, inscribed, Iowa, regionalism, regionalist,
Bookseller catalogs
Literature;

Terms of Sale

Burnside Rare Books, ABAA

30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.

About the Seller

Burnside Rare Books, ABAA

Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon

About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA

Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Rubbing
Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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....
Fine
A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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...
Good+
A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
Inscribed
When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
Sunned
Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...

This Book’s Categories

tracking-