Serenade (Limited Edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author to his wife Florence Macbeth)
de James M. Cain
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Various cities: Albatross, 1939. First Edition. Limited Edition, published simultaneously with the First Edition, one of twelve unnumbered copies bound in quarter leather, with raised bands and gilt titles on the spine. INSCRIBED on the front endpaper by the author to his fourth and final wife, Florence Macbeth, underneath a small drawing of a four-leaf clover: "To Florence / A kiss, a serenade, and a hope, all in one picture / Jamie / Los Angeles, Calif / June 14, 1947."
Cain's bleakest noir, and his final masterpiece, the tale of an opera tenor who runs to Mexico to flee from professional disgrace, meets a girl there, and then attempts a triumphant return to Hollywood with her as his semi-legal bride. But the glory of his return is brutally stonewalled by the reality of his poor decisions and the pitiless backlash of fame.
Very Good plus in a Good example of the publisher's vellum jacket. Boards slightly warped. Jacket has loss along the spine. Housed in a Good, moderately rubbed slipcase.
Cain's bleakest noir, and his final masterpiece, the tale of an opera tenor who runs to Mexico to flee from professional disgrace, meets a girl there, and then attempts a triumphant return to Hollywood with her as his semi-legal bride. But the glory of his return is brutally stonewalled by the reality of his poor decisions and the pitiless backlash of fame.
Very Good plus in a Good example of the publisher's vellum jacket. Boards slightly warped. Jacket has loss along the spine. Housed in a Good, moderately rubbed slipcase.
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- Librería
- Royal Books, Inc. (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 159679
- Título
- Serenade (Limited Edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author to his wife Florence Macbeth)
- Autor
- James M. Cain
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Albatross
- Lugar de publicación
- Various cities
- Fecha de publicación
- 1939
- Palabras clave
- Limited Editions | Mystery and Crime
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Limited Editions; Mystery and Crime;
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- First Edition
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Poor
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- 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....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Inscribed
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