The Roots of Heaven
by Gary, Romain
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1958. War-hero and diplomat Romain Gary's fifth novel, which won the Prix Goncourt. It was made into a film by John Huston. This is a Near Fine copy of the First American Edition (stated "First Printing"). In an intersting binding: bottom half is an orange cloth, with the upper in a turquoise paper; gilt titling on spine and front cover. Translation from the original French by Jonathan Griffin. Clean text; 372 pages; red topstain. Hints of bumping and a slight cocking; else a Fine copy. The dustjacket is Very Good; unclipped, showing some chipping around the margins. In an archival plastic protector.. First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005000
- Title
- The Roots of Heaven
- Author
- Gary, Romain
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First American Edition.
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1958
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature;
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
We accept checks and money orders in US Dollars. Credit card orders are accepted through Biblio. California residents add appropriate sales tax. Items are returnable for any reason within ten days of receipt (please email or call first before returning item).
About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...