Life and Fate-Vasily Grossman-TRUE First/1st U.S. Edition!-1st State DJ!-RARE!

Description: Up for sale is a Very Rare, TRUE First U.S. Edition/First Printing of Life and Fate by Vasily Grossman. TRUE First U.S. Editions of this important, brilliant title are scarce and becoming increasingly hard to find!! ALL First Edition Points Present!! Original FIRST STATE dust jacket!! Hardcover with its original, First State dust jacket, NOT price-clipped!Original price of $22.50. Published by Harper & Row: New York, 1985. A TRUE First U.S. Edition/First Printing/First State with ALL First Edition Points present!Please remember this is the First U.S. Edition. This rare treasure has some very clearly visible wear, but is still in Highly Desirable, Highly Collectible condition!The wear, however, should be carefully examined/considered BEFORE buying. The book appears gently read and other than a previous owner name written on an attached bookplate, has no internal writing, no foxing, no remainder marks, no missing pages and is NOT Ex-Libris or a BCE. The binding feels shaky/loose but is still holding tight.All of the pages are present, fully attached and still surprisingly crisp and clean. Some general/shelf wear along with a previous owner illustrated bookplate, creases/marks/wear to the spine/corners/boards, marks/wear to the edge/fore pages and creases/wear to the pages, NOT affecting the text!Please note the creases/wear to the spine which has resulted in some very noticeable altering of the shape/cloth, the marks to the edge/fore pages and the creases/wear that is present on the pages, particularly noticeable on certain pages!All of the wear is very clearly visible and should be carefully examined/considered.As mentioned before, there is a previous owner illustrated bookplate!The bookplate has been attached to the first blank/colored page and also includes the hand written name of a previous owner.The bookplate/page has been closely photographed for your consideration. The original, First State dust jacket is fully intact and NOT price-clipped!Some general/shelf wear along with creases, scuffing, rips and marks.There is also some discoloration/marks on the inside of the dust jacket!Please note the wear on the spine, at the corners and near/along the edges!The wear, particularly near/along the edges, is very clearly visible and should be carefully examined/considered. 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 to both the book and the dust jacket is 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: 69.99 USD

Location: Thousand Oaks, California

End Time: 2024-10-30T21:57:22.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5 USD