Sadness
by Barthelme, Donald
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
-
New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1972. First Edition, First Printing. [Uncorrected Proof]. Wraps. Very Good +. 118 p. Tall set of [Cranes] galleys in robin's egg blue cardboard wraps with paper label and blue lettering to front cover. Refered to on the cover as an "uncorrected proof" and on the label as "A set of galleys"; Crane Duplicating Service Inc. stamp on inside back cover (these proofs were known colloquially as "Cranes" within the publishing industry). Faint old paper clip mark to front cover and a couple interior pages. Covers show a tiny ding or two else Fine. Hand written pagination. These would be the first issue galleys, we've seen a different set with a date of typed onto the label of this set is the more specific Nov. 15, 1972 while this set simply states 11/72. Scarce, the definitive Barthleme bibliography estimates a scant 20 copies printed. From the Donald Barthleme bibliography (1977 Archon Books, Klinkowitz, Pieratt, & Davis): "Approximately twenty sets of galleys, set before page proofs and bound in tall green paper wrappers were distributed in advance of publication. The order of the stories varies considerably from the finished edition...
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Details
- Seller
- DuBois Rare Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 004717
- Title
- Sadness
- Author
- Barthelme, Donald
- Format/Binding
- Wraps
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing. [Uncorrected Proof]
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
DuBois Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
New York, New York
About DuBois Rare Books
Dealing in fine, rare and odd books since 2009; collecting since forever.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Galleys
- A pre-publication state of a book. A galley proof edition has already undergone all basic edits for content and corrections, but...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...