Author: STEGNER, WALLACE
Title: The Big Rock Candy Mountain (Franklin Library Signed Limited Edition Series)
Description: Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1978. Leather. A signed, deluxe Franklin Library edition of Wallace Stegner's hefty semi-autobiographical novel, which is the story of Bo Mason and his family. Immigrants to North Dakota, the Mason family struggles as they are constantly on the move on both sides of the US-Canadian border in the hopes of striking it rich. Includes a special introductory note by the author and illustrations by Charles Reid. Signed by Mr. Stegner on a leaf near front of volume. One of an unspecified number in a limited edition. Franklin Library "Notes from the Editors" booklet about this work is included. --- Bound in full brown bonded leather covers with four raised bands on spine. Spine titling, elaborate decorations to covers and spine, and textblock edges all in bright gilt. Text presented on high-quality papers. Orange silk moire endpapers, with matching sewn-in satin ribbon placemarker. Volume lacks a dust jacket (as issued). --- An about-Near Fine copy with four tiny indentations to back cover fore-edge and a few scratches to gilding on lower textblock edge, otherwise bright, newish and lacking additional damages or evidence of having been read. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested for any shipment other than by USPS Media Mail in the US.); Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; (12), 733 pages; Signed by Author. Near Fine with no dust jacket .
Keywords: >>Classic Fiction, Literature >>Illustrated Classics >>Fine Bindings
Title: The Big Rock Candy Mountain (Franklin Library Signed Limited Edition Series)
Description: Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1978. Leather. A signed, deluxe Franklin Library edition of Wallace Stegner's hefty semi-autobiographical novel, which is the story of Bo Mason and his family. Immigrants to North Dakota, the Mason family struggles as they are constantly on the move on both sides of the US-Canadian border in the hopes of striking it rich. Includes a special introductory note by the author and illustrations by Charles Reid. Signed by Mr. Stegner on a leaf near front of volume. One of an unspecified number in a limited edition. Franklin Library "Notes from the Editors" booklet about this work is included. --- Bound in full brown bonded leather covers with four raised bands on spine. Spine titling, elaborate decorations to covers and spine, and textblock edges all in bright gilt. Text presented on high-quality papers. Orange silk moire endpapers, with matching sewn-in satin ribbon placemarker. Volume lacks a dust jacket (as issued). --- An about-Near Fine copy with four tiny indentations to back cover fore-edge and a few scratches to gilding on lower textblock edge, otherwise bright, newish and lacking additional damages or evidence of having been read. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested for any shipment other than by USPS Media Mail in the US.); Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; (12), 733 pages; Signed by Author. Near Fine with no dust jacket .
Keywords: >>Classic Fiction, Literature >>Illustrated Classics >>Fine Bindings
Price: US$ 72.00 Seller: Bluebird Books
- Book number: 87123
- Book number: 87123