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Of a Small and Modest Malignancy, Wicked and Bristling With Dots
by Mailer, Norman
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Eureka, California, United States
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About This Item
Lord John Press, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 102 pages. One of 300 signed and numbered copies. Mailer's critique of television culture in which he recounts his TV appearances with people including Truman Capote, Dorothy Parker, Gore Vidal and others. First appeared in Esquire. First edition (first printing). Marbled paper over cloth and stamped in gilt. Black cloth spine a bit faded thus a near fine hardcover copy; no dust jacket. In a fine slipcase. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Copy number 71.
Reviews
On Aug 11 2009, ChurchyLaFemme said:
The best possible "inside" review of this book comes from the great Dick Cavett: http://cavett.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/25/when-they-told-me-norman-wrote-a-book/?pagemode=print
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eureka Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 267562
- Title
- Of a Small and Modest Malignancy, Wicked and Bristling With Dots
- Author
- Mailer, Norman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Lord John Press
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- [nxm; Limited edition]
Terms of Sale
Eureka Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item is not as described or it arrives damaged.
About the Seller
Eureka Books
Biblio member since 2008
Eureka, California
About Eureka Books
Eureka Books, established in 1987, is a classic antiquarian shop with books in all subjects and price ranges. We're open Monday - Saturday in Old Town Eureka, California.
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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...
- Cloth
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