THE WEDDING - LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED
by Bukowski, Charles (text); Montfort, Michael (photographs)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
San Pedro: Brown Buddha Books, 1986. First Edition. Handsome edition, produced in small numbers to commemorate Bukowski's marriage to Linda Lee Beighle. "Of these 40 copies, six were given to the Bukowski's to distribute to their friends; these six copies each had a corrected (from Beigle to Beighle) colophon tipped in; the remaining 34 copies contain the original colophon. Also in these six copies the photograph of Linda mending Bukowski's clothing on p.16 has been replaced with a photograph of the bride and groom dancing" (Krumhansl 97, p.112). One of 40 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author and photographer, this being copy no.28. Quarto (28.5cm); decorative paper-covered boards, with color photograph of the Bukowski's mounted to front cover; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [6],7-27,[5]pp; with 11 color photographs by Michael Montfort mounted throughout the text. Fine in a Fine dustjacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3728
- Title
- THE WEDDING - LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED
- Author
- Bukowski, Charles (text); Montfort, Michael (photographs)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Brown Buddha Books
- Place of Publication
- San Pedro
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- NOEBAY
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Captain Ahab's Rare Books
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Stephenson, Virginia
About Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Founded in 2010, Captain Ahab's Rare Books specializes in first editions of literature, genre fiction, film-related books and ephemera, zines, manuscript and archival material.
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- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
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