The shelf · A Flask of Fields: Verbal and Visual Gems from the Films of W.C. Fields

First edition

A Flask of Fields: Verbal and Visual Gems from the Films of W.C. Fields

Richard J. Anobile (editor); introduction by Judith Crist

First edition.

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Book: Very Good
Jacket: Good
Jacket note: The dust jacket grades Good.
Our ref: RCB-4ba6d481cb70

What we checked, and where to see itRCB-4ba6d481cb70 · 11 photographs of this copy

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ISBN 0393 08543 0; LC Catalogue Card No. 72-88687

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Distributed by W.W. Norton & Company

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Jacket art by Al Hirschfeld

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Rear jacket flap advertises 'Who's On First?' as 'To Be Published' (early-state indicator)

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Flaws, each one named

Chipping and wear to head and tail of dust jacket spine

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Overall toning/yellowing and soiling to jacket, especially rear panel

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Staining/spotting to lower rear jacket panel

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Bumped/rubbed corners of jacket and boards

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Toning to page-block edges

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Light foxing/soiling to jacket front

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This copy

First edition

What a true first shows: First edition stated as © Copyright 1972 Darien House Inc.; no separate number line or printing statement is printed in this title, so first printings are identified by the clean copyright page and absence of later-printing notation.

Photographs show the exact copy you will receive. Every flaw we found is listed above; if we missed one, the return is on us.