Novotny’s Pain
by ROTH, PHILIP
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Santa Barbara, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Los Angeles: Sylvester & Orphanos, 1980. First Edition. Of an edition of 330 numbered and signed copies, this is an additional copy with the words SPECIAL COPY FOR CLAIRE BLOOM printed on the colophon page beneath which Philip Roth has handwritten: “For dear Claire, Philip”. A finely printed affair printed on arches mouldmade paper. Designed by Grant Dahlstrom and printed at the Castle Press. Finely bound in full decoratively stamped cloth in the publisher’s slipcase. Distinguished actress Claire Bloom was the wife of Philip Roth and they were married from 1990 to 1995. Very fine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James Pepper Rare Books, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16381J
- Title
- Novotny’s Pain
- Author
- ROTH, PHILIP
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sylvester & Orphanos
- Place of Publication
- Los Angeles
- Date Published
- 1980
Terms of Sale
James Pepper Rare Books, Inc.
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About the Seller
James Pepper Rare Books, Inc.
Biblio member since 2005
Santa Barbara, California
About James Pepper Rare Books, Inc.
We are long-term members of the Antiquarian Bookseller's Association of America. We specialize in American & English Literature, Mystery & Detective Fiction, Rare Cinema Material, Autograph & Signed Material, and an Eclectic Offering of Literature & Ephemera.
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