Description: Up for sale is a Very Rare, SIGNED Early Printing of The Last Gentleman by Walker Percy. SIGNED Early Printings of this Title are Scarce and Becoming Increasingly Hard to Find!! An Early Title by the Award Winning Author!! Hardcover with its original dust jacket, NOT price-clipped!Original price of $5.95. Published by Farrar, Straus And Giroux: New York, 1966. Boldly SIGNED on the title page by the celebrated author!NOT inscribed to anyone, simply SIGNED by the great Walker Percy! Early Printing.American Edition. Please remember this is NOT the First Edition/First Printing of this title! Some would classify this copy as a First Edition Thus, a Later Printing, an Early Printing and so on.Regardless of one's personal preference relating to the vernacular/classification, the most important thing to remember is that this copy is NOT a First Edition/First Printing! We do have a TRUE First Edition/First Printing of this title currently up for sale. It is not signed but it is a TRUE First Edition. If interested, please feel free to contact us! Once again, this is NOT a First Edition/First Printing. This rare treasure has some very clearly visible wear, but is still in Highly Desirable, Highly Collectible condition!The wear, however, is considerable and 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 noticeable lean/slant, creases/scuffing/wear to the spine/corners/boards, marks/foxing/wear to the edge/fore pages and creases/marks/foxing/wear to the pages, NOT affecting the text! Please note the wear to the spine/corners/boards, particularly noticeable near/along the edges, and the wear that is present on the pages, particularly noticeable on certain pages!The marks on some of the pages are quite large and the foxing is extensive.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!Some general/shelf wear along with creases, scuffing, marks and rips.Please note the wear on the spine, at the corners and near/along the edges!The wear, particularly 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 considerable and very 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!!
Price: 149.99 USD
Location: Thousand Oaks, California
End Time: 2025-02-04T19:59:38.000Z
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
Author: Walker Percy
Publisher: Farrar, Straus And Giroux
Topic: Literature
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Year Printed: 1966