A Thirsty Evil
by VIDAL, GORE
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: The Zero Press, 1956. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. A near fine book in a near fine dust jacket that has some darkening to the spine and sunning to the edges. A collection of seven short stories. Signed by the author on the half title page.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sawtooth Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26383
- Title
- A Thirsty Evil
- Author
- VIDAL, GORE
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Publisher
- The Zero Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1956
Terms of Sale
Sawtooth Rare Books
All books sold on an available basis. Any book is returnable within 30 days for any reason.
About the Seller
Sawtooth Rare Books
Biblio member since 2004
Santa Fe, New Mexico
About Sawtooth Rare Books
We are sellers of modern first editions, with an emphasis on modern fiction, poetry, Western American literature and signed books.
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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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...
- 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...
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