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Unto the Sons (signed)
by Gay Talese
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1992. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. This limited, leather bound edition has been privately printed and personally signed by the author exclusively for The Signed First Edition Society. 635 pages and color frontispiece. Signed by author in blue ink. Beautiful blood red leather with stamped gilt decoration and tile to spine, a hint of light foxing to signature page else Fine, all edges gilt, silk place market and prospectus with photograph of author, No previous owner bookplate or writing, ultra clean and most presentable. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Unto the Sons is a 1992 book by Gay Talese. The book traces the origins of Talese's own family, beginning with his great-grandfather in Maida, Italy, his grandfather who immigrated to Pennsylvania and Talese's father, who immigrated to the United States separately following World War I.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pacific Coast Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002904
- Title
- Unto the Sons (signed)
- Author
- Gay Talese
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- The Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Franklin Center, Pennsylvania
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- The Franklin Library, Signed American Fiction
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Pacific Coast Books
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon
About Pacific Coast Books
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
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