Prologue to Ask the Dust [autographed by the artist]
by John Fante
- Used
- Paperback
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0876858434
- ISBN 13
- 9780876858431
- Seller
-
Moraga, California, United States
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About This Item
Santa Rosa, California: Black Sparrow Press, 1990. First trade edition (stated), limited. Softcover. Very Good+. 10 1/2 x 7 3/8. With etchings by John Register. 1K. Signed by both John Register and Fante's widow, Joyce, on the colophon page. Limited edition of 1000 copies (preceded by the hardcover edition). Slight curl. Binding tight, no marks to text. Very faint sunning around edges. A few stray marks and smudges to cover, with one small water-stain front cover top edge and another on back cover. Smudge on back endpaper. A couple faint handling creases to back cover, else little to no wear.
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- Bookseller
- Fox & Hedgehog (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 198
- Title
- Prologue to Ask the Dust [autographed by the artist]
- Author
- John Fante
- Illustrator
- With etchings by John Register
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- First trade edition (stated), limited
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0876858434
- ISBN 13
- 9780876858431
- Publisher
- Black Sparrow Press
- Place of Publication
- Santa Rosa, California
- Date Published
- 1990
- Size
- 10 1/2 x 7 3/8
- Keywords
- Literature, fine first editions, illustrated books
- X weight
- 13 oz
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