Description: Up for sale is a Very Rare, SIGNED, First Edition/Third Printing of Birdy by William Wharton. SIGNED, Early Printings of this Title are Scarce and Becoming Increasingly Hard to Find!! A Critically Acclaimed Bestseller and Basis for the Popular Film!! Hardcover with its original dust jacket, NOT price-clipped!Original price of $8.95. Published by Alfred A. Knopf: New York, 1979. Boldly SIGNED on the first, blank page by the celebrated author!NOT inscribed to anyone, simply SIGNED by the great William Wharton! A First American Edition/Third Printing. Please remember this is NOT the First Edition/First Printing of this title!"Third Printing, January 1979" is clearly stated on the copyright page. Once again, this is NOT a First Edition/First Printing.This is the Third Printing of the First 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 has no internal writing, no remainder marks, no missing pages and is NOT Ex-Libris or a BCE. The binding is holding firm and tight.All of the pages are present and fully attached. Some general/shelf wear along with creases/marks/wear to the spine/corners/boards, marks/wear to the edge/fore pages and creases/marks/wear to the pages, NOT affecting the text!All of the wear previously mentioned is very clearly visible and should be carefully examined/considered. The original dust jacket is fully intact and NOT price-clipped but has considerable wear.Some general/shelf wear along with creases, scuffing, scratches, marks and rips.There is also a large piece of tape attached to the spine/rear board!Please note the wear on the spine, at the corners, on the inside jacket flaps and near/along the edges.The wear, particularly the large piece of tape and the wear 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! The wear to the dust jacket is considerable.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: 99.99 USD
Location: Thousand Oaks, California
End Time: 2024-12-29T20:49:48.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Author: William Wharton
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Topic: Literature
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Year Printed: 1979