Louis Beretti.
by CLARKE, DONALD HENDERSON
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Vanguard Press, [1929]. FIRST EDITION. Presentation copy inscribed on front flyleaf from Clark to Jimmy Starr: "For Jimmy Starr, Best regards, Don Clarke. (Jimmy: We've advertised several times for one of these first editions of 'Luis Beretti' but without success--whether that means anything to you or not. D.H.C.)" With the bookplate of Starr on front pastedown which notes that this copy if from the library of Rudolf Valentino. The author's best known novel that ended up selling millions of copies. The book was made into the movie Born Reckless. Green cloth rather faded at spine, otherwise a very good copy with gilt lettering on fronty cover still fresh, in a very good example of the scarce dust jacket with a half-inch triagular chip at bottom of rear panel and two one-inch tears at top of spine. A very uncommon book in jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Robert Dagg Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31288
- Title
- Louis Beretti.
- Author
- CLARKE, DONALD HENDERSON
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Vanguard Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1929]
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Robert Dagg Rare Books
Biblio member since 2008
San Francisco, California
About Robert Dagg Rare Books
By appointment only premises, with sales occurring on the internet, at bookfairs, through catalogs and via direct quotation. Established 1989.
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