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Description:
Franklin Library Leatherbound Books, Including Signed Copies, Eleven Volumes.
Including signed copies of: Jean-Paul Sartre'sFive Plays, 1978; John Cheever's The Wapshot Chronicle, 1978; Joseph Heller's Catch-22, 1978; Robert Penn Warren's All the King's Men, 1977; Norman Miller's The Naked and the Dead, 1979; Philip Roth's Goodbye, Columbus and Other Stories, 1978; John Updike's Rabbit, Run, 1977; J.P. Donleavy's The Ginger Man, 1978; James Baldwin's Go Tell it on the Mountain, 1979; Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five, 1978; and Wallace Stegner's The Big Rock Candy Mountain, 1978; all in various colors of full leather, gilt-tooled, in very good condition, unread, sizes vary.
Provenance: the Estate of Stratford W. Carter, Boston, Massachusetts.
Estimate $200-300
The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Keywords
Jean-Paul Sartre, John Cheever, The Wapshot Chronicle, Joseph Heller, Robert Penn Warren, All the King's Men, Norman Miller, Philip Roth, Columbus, Goodbye, Columbus, John Updike, James Baldwin, Go Tell it on the Mountain, Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five, Wallace Stegner, Big Rock Candy Mountain, Massachusetts
John Dorfman
Director, Books & Manuscripts
508-970-3293
Fine Books & Manuscripts
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