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THE ROOM
by Selby, Hubert Jr
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Grove Press, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. FINE/Very Good. SIGNED by the author and inscribed to photographer and fine-press publisher Stathis [Orphanos] in blue pen on the FFEP: 'I'm glad you have not had to live in The Room / Love / H. Selby Jr. / 7-27-86.' Inscription perhaps a cryptic reference to the decade Selby spent largely bed-ridden following severe lung complications from Tuberculosis. Selby's second novel, The Room descends into 'the particular hell of one man's mind', tracing the reminisces of a criminally insane man locked in solitary confinement. 288pp. 12mo, black cloth, gilt spine lettering. Exceedingly clean and sharp copy with crisp, fresh pages; DJ spine sunned as usual with some light rubbing to extremities, price of $5.95 intact.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arches Bookhouse
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 503934
- Title
- THE ROOM
- Author
- Selby, Hubert Jr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover with Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Grove Press
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
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Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Arches Bookhouse
Biblio member since 2022
Portland, Oregon
About Arches Bookhouse
Brick & mortar humanities bookshop in Portland, OR. Philosophy, history, theology, literature, art.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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