Description: Up for sale is a Very Rare, Early Printing of Cyrano De Bergerac by Edmond Rostand. An Heroic Comedy In Five Acts. A New Version In English Verse By Brian Hooker. Prepared For Walter Hampden. With A Prefatory Gesture By Clayton Hamilton. Early Printings of this Classic are Scarce and Becoming Increasingly Hard to Find!! Sixteenth Printing!! Hardcover with its original boards. Published by Henry Holt And Company: New York, 1926. Early Printing. American Edition. Sixteenth Printing. Please remember this is NOT the First Edition/First Printing of this title! First published in 1898, True First American Editions routinely sell for thousands of dollars. "Sixteenth Printing, April, 1926" is clearly stated on the copyright page. This rare treasure has some very clearly visible wear/age, but is still in Highly Desirable, Highly Collectible condition! The wear, however, is considerable and should be carefully examined/considered BEFORE buying. The book appears gently read and other than some writing on the front pastedown, has no internal writing, no remainder marks, no missing pages and is NOT Ex-Libris or a BCE. The binding has some very noticeable wear, but is still holding tight. All of the pages are present and still attached. Some general/shelf/age wear along with creases/scuffing/marks/rips/wear to the spine/corners/boards, marks/wear to the edge/fore pages and creases/marks/discoloration/rips/wear to the pages, NOT affecting the text. Please note the wear to the spine/corners/boards, particularly noticeable near/along the edges, and the wear that is present on the pages, particularly noticeable on certain pages! All of the wear previously mentioned is very clearly visible and should be carefully examined/considered. While the binding is still holding tight, there is some very noticeable wear! The binding/pages are fraying/pulling away at certain areas and some of the webbing is exposed. The book/pages should be handled with care to avoid further damage and possible separation of the pages. As mentioned before, there is some internal writing! The writing is located on the front pastedown, (inside front board). The writing/page has been closely photographed for your consideration. We tend to grade the condition of our books rather harshly and took into consideration any and all wear when determining the value of this rare book. We purposely and closely photographed what we consider to be the most obvious and egregious wear. Once again, we want to reiterate that the wear is considerable and very clearly visible! All of the wear should be carefully examined/considered BEFORE buying. Numerous photographs from various angles were taken for your consideration/inspection. Please closely and carefully view ALL the pictures for further clarification!! Payment must be received within three days or the book will be re-listed. Please feel free to contact us with any and all questions. We are very proud of our 100% positive feedback/ranking and offer an easy, no questions asked return policy so you can buy with confidence! Thank you!!
Price: 39.99 USD
Location: Thousand Oaks, California
End Time: 2024-09-04T23:07:03.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Author: Edmond Rostand
Publisher: Henry Holt
Topic: Literature
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Year Printed: 1926
