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Rosemary's Baby
by Ira Levin
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/VG-
- Seller
-
Winston, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Random House, 1967. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/VG-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket. Stated first printing on the copyright page. The book has all the proper first edition points: besides the stated first printing dust jacket shows the review by Truman Capote, the $4.95 price, and the print code 4/67 on the bottom of the front flap. The rear of the jacket shows the proper image of the author with a short bio, the exterior the book is a purplish pink with the author's initials on the front and a darker metallic pink, spine is black cloth silver lettering of the title, though the top page edge stain looks more black than dark blue. The capital R on the title page is solid, as is the Part 1 through 3 pages. Dust jacket shows wear to the edges, mainly chips and small tears, the longest one being just over 1/2 inch. The edges of the rear flap shows toning as does the spine where there is also a blue stain. Cloth of paper boards underneath also show light toning to the top edge and the biggest issue is a small dent near the lower right corner of the rear board. Internal binding is good and the text pages are tight. There are no signatures, no bookplates, no library markings, nothing torn or loose. The front end page is stamped with a circled H and there is a faint brush on the right side exterior fore edge of the same ink used. There are no remainder marks on the bottom of the book but the circled H may be one. There is light foxing spots on both pastedowns and opposite end pages, as well as the dust jacket flaps. The text pages are clean without issues. There is also some light spotting to the top edge stain, particularly around the hinge area. Jacket has been placed in a protective mylar sleeve after photos were taken.
Synopsis
She is a housewife—young, healthy, blissfully happy. He is an actor—charismatic and ambitious. The spacious, sun-filled apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side is their dream home—a dream that turns into an unspeakable nightmare. . . . Enter the chilling world of Ira Levin—where terror is as near as your new neighbors . . . and where evil wears the most innocent face of all. . . .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2230578
- Title
- Rosemary's Baby
- Author
- Ira Levin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- VG-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Random House
- Date Published
- 1967
- Pages
- 245
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Editions; Fiction;
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About the Seller
Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
Biblio member since 2021
Winston, Georgia
About Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
Yesterday's Book Shop is an independent, family-owned establishment. The store first opened in 1966 under the name Collector's Corner and was located in Western Maryland. The Collector's Corner dealt mainly in books but also sold stamps and assorted ephemera. In 1975 the name was changed to Yesterday's Book Shop when the store only offered books and printed matter. In the early 2000s the brick and mortar store was closed and now we only sell online.
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