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Pity Him Afterwards [ Signed presentation]
by Westlake, Donald
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Baldwinsville, New York, United States
Item Price
£338.56£304.70
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Random House, 1964. First Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Near Fine. New York: Random House, 1964. First Edition. Presentation copy, signed and inscribed by the author. Octavo, 185 pp. Blue cloth, black and gilt imprinting. Near Fine Book - with very minor page edge soiling - in Very Good Plus jacket, with small spot peripheral wear. Sharp copy. See scans. An early Westlake "experimental" opus, Pity Him Afterwards, in which the protagonist is a madman masquerading as sane. Not nearly the same mood as Westlake's famed comic Dortmunder detective formula, but because this was just his fifth novel, it can't be called a departure. Interesting and rather startlingly youthful picture of Westlake looking the beatnik on jacket back panel. This copy is from the collection of noted bibliophile Jeffrey Hansen, to whom it has been signed and inscribed by Westlake. Singular and good looking. L18n
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- Bookseller
- Singularity Rare & Fine
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000317
- Title
- Pity Him Afterwards [ Signed presentation]
- Author
- Westlake, Donald
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1964
- Pages
- 185
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- First Edition, signed, Donald Westlake
- Bookseller catalogs
- Detective / Mystery / Murder;
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Singularity Rare & Fine
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Baldwinsville, New York
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