Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (First Edition, advance reading copy)
by Eric Hodgins (author); William Steig (illustrations)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1946. First Edition. Advance Reading Copy, preceding the First Edition. Extremely scarce.
Basis for the well-loved 1948 film comedy starring Cary Grant, Myrna Loy and Melvyn Douglas. Wrapper design and interior illustrations by William Steig.
About Fine in illustrated wrappers. Just a hint of toning, brief offsetting at the front endpapers from something once laid in, and light rubbing at the spine ends.
Basis for the well-loved 1948 film comedy starring Cary Grant, Myrna Loy and Melvyn Douglas. Wrapper design and interior illustrations by William Steig.
About Fine in illustrated wrappers. Just a hint of toning, brief offsetting at the front endpapers from something once laid in, and light rubbing at the spine ends.
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Details
- Seller
- Royal Books, Inc. (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 123967
- Title
- Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (First Edition, advance reading copy)
- Author
- Eric Hodgins (author); William Steig (illustrations)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- Books into Film | Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Books into Film;
Terms of Sale
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www.royalbooks.com
We are an open shop located in the midtown section of Baltimore. Check our website for directions if you are coming through the Baltimore area. We are open 10AM-6PM EST, Monday through Friday. You may email an order at any time, 24 hours a day.
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- 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....
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- 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...