Up for sale is a Very Rare, SIGNED First Edition/First Printing of The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler.
A Critically Acclaimed Bestseller and Basis for the Popular, Academy Award Winning Film!!
SIGNED, TRUE First Editions of this Title are Scarce and Becoming Increasingly Hard to Find!!
Hardcover with its original, First State dust jacket, NOT price-clipped!
Original price of $16.95.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf: New York, 1985.
Boldly SIGNED on the second, blank page by the celebrated author!
NOT inscribed to anyone, simply SIGNED by the great Anne Tyler!
This rare treasure has some 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 has no
internal writing, no remainder marks, no missing pages and is NOT Ex-Libris or a BCE.
The binding is holding tight and the pages are still surprisingly crisp and clean!
Some general/shelf wear along with a previous owner illustrated bookplate, creases/scuffing//wear
to the spine/corners/cloth boards, marks/foxing/wear to the edge/fore pages and creases/marks/wear to the pages, NOT affecting the text!
Please note the wear to the spine/corners/cloth boards, particularly noticeable near/along the edges and on the spine, the extensive foxing/marks on the edge/fore pages, particularly noticeable on the top edge pages, and the wear that is present on the pages, particularly noticeable on certain pages.
The wear is clearly visible and should be carefully examined/considered.
As mentioned before, there is a previous owner illustrated bookplate!
The bookplate is attached to the front pastedown, (inside front board), and contains the name of a previous owner.
The bookplate/area has been closely photographed for your consideration.
Please note the wear on the spine, at the corners and near/along the edges!
The wear, particularly near/along the edges, is 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 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!!