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The Elephant Man: A Study in Human Dignity
de Montagu, Ashley
- Usado
- Bueno
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Bueno/Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0876900376
- ISBN 13
- 9780876900376
- Librería
-
La Mesa, California, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York, New York: Outerbridge & Dienstfrey, 1971. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good+. A humanistic case study" of John Merrick, who, though he began life "wholly wretched" with a severe bone & skin disorder & was cruelly exploited as a freak in various circuses, nonetheless triumphed & emerged as a "loving, gentle, dignified human being" after being befriended & treated with respect toward the end of his life. Served as part of the basis for the 1980 David Lynch movie starring John Hurt in the title role. In 140 pages with References & black-and-white illustrations throughout. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing (American), from 1971, this hardcover octavo has blue cloth-covered boards lettered in bright orange to spine. Condition is Near Fine: very clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white with moderate tanning around all edges, but completely unmarked. A hint of rubbing to extremities, corners crisp. Clear tape residue inside both covers where former owner had taped DJ. The unclipped DJ (with $5.95 price intact to front flap) is Good+, with darkening, light soil, & chipping at both ends of spine; protected in new clear mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm Pacific time; later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 023750
- Título
- The Elephant Man: A Study in Human Dignity
- Autor
- Montagu, Ashley
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bueno
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Good+
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0876900376
- ISBN 13
- 9780876900376
- Editorial
- Outerbridge & Dienstfrey
- Lugar de publicación
- New York, New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1971
- Palabras clave
- disability freak show handicapped John Merrick biography physically disabled differently abled deformity
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Autobiography-Biography-Journals-Letters; Circuses/Amusement Parks/Magic/Magicians;
Términos de venta
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
