Isak Dinesen “Last Tales” First edition 1957 Vintage hardcover Short story anthology
$31.00
This is a “very good” cloth wrapped vintage hardcover novel, published in 1957 by Random House.
Stated first printing, first edition.
Solid, tight text block, with intact hinges and gutters, closes crisply. Board corners are not bumped, head and tail of spine are. Some slight sunning along board edges and on spine, otherwise boards are uniform in color and free from spotting. Some light foxing on text block outer edge. X-mas gift inscription neatly penned on front free end paper, dated 1962, otherwise no writing. No loose torn or folded pages.
Matching vintage dust wrapper is not price clipped, showing original retail price of $4.00 on front flap. Some tanning along edges, chipping and wear at head and tail of spine. No tears or writing or tags. No protected in a removable archival sleeve.
See accompanying images for full condition details and titles of included stories.
Cool vintage book and a great read! Relatively scarce edition.
Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
1 in stock
Additional information
Weight | 32 oz |
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Dimensions | 10 × 7 × 3 in |
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