A Walk on the Wild Side
by Algren, Nelson
- Used
- very good
- hardcover
- First
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Madison, Wisconsin
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£123.38
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus, and Cudahy (1956), 1956. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. [8], 3-346 pp. Blue-green paper-covered boards quarter bound in yellow textured paper with lettering in gold and black on the front board, and lettering in black on the spine. Price of $4.50 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Bruccoli. A presentable copy of Algren's novel about a Texan in New Orleans during the Great Depression. Very Good or better with a touch of fading and wear to the edges of the boards in a Very Good lightly edge-worn dust jacket with some discoloration to the rear panel and a small damp stain to the reverse.
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Details
- book dealer
- Evening Star Books
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- Bookseller’s Inventory #
- 000010211
- Title
- A Walk on the Wild Side
- Author
- Algren, Nelson
- Format/binding
- Hardcover
- Book condition
- second hand - Very Good
- Jacket condition
- Very Good
- Quantity available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus, and Cudahy (1956)
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1956
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We buy and sell rare and fine books in many fields. Our interests include philosophy, modern first editions, and works of historical or intellectual interest. In addition to bookselling, we regularly do valuations and appraisals for non-IRS purposes. Evening Star Books is a Limited Liability Company.
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