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Sympathy for the Devil
by Anderson, Kent
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1987. First Edition. Octavo. First printing. Signed by the author on the title page. 350pp. A taunt, often riviting portrayal of the Vietnam war. The scarce first book by the author of "Night Dogs." Bound in back paper covered boards backed in black cloth, spine lettering gilt. A near fine copy in near fine unclipped pictorial dust jacket.
Synopsis
Sympathy for the Devil was originally published in 1987 by acclaimed author Kent Anderson. This is the story of "Hanson", a college student turned Army Sergeant of the Special Forces who discovers his own savagery when faced with war at the brutal, ground level.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007782
- Title
- Sympathy for the Devil
- Author
- Anderson, Kent
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, NY
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- Vietnam War, America Signed First Edition Dust Jacket
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Vietnam;
Terms of Sale
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Alcuin Books located in Old Town Scottsdale is a store with 15,000 serious books for the collector or scholar. We have ample parking in front of the store for those who wish to browse our holdings.
Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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