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Elephant Bangs Train: Available Copies

Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.7

Measures about 8.5" x 5.5". Very attractive, frameable stiff card, printed in black on cream stock. Multiples available. B/w drawing. fine, single sheet mini-poster, ad for Dutch edition of Kotzwinkle's book 1 p.

Author's 1st adult title & 2nd book, a short story collection. Top of page block is slightly age toned with a closed 1/2" tear to top of rear DJ - o/wise clean, tight, complete, no writing, not price clipped. 148 pp. Presents as carefully read. Mylar protected.Bookseller Invt. # C00100122F.

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 12.2

Good stiff glossy paper wraps; edges smooth; light rubbing along edges. Binding tight; contents clean and unmarked. 148pp. 2nd printing. Light foxing top page edge. Remainder mark bottom page edge. Creases on spine. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

Ex Library. VG cream cloth boards with blue lettering along spine. Binding and hinges tight and square; contents clean and unmarked except for library markings on two pages and scotch tape on paste downs and stamp on top page edge. VG dust jacket not price clipped; light rubbing along edges; scotch tape on back. 148pp. First printing. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

Remainder mark. Light rubbing to jacket.

First printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. COVERS WITH RUBBING AND SOILING, ESPECIALLY TO EDGES. PREVIOUS OWNER'S NAME ON FIRST ENDPAPER, OTHERWISE INTERIOR FREE FROM WRITING IN SOLID BINDING. LIGHT FOXING THROUGHOUT. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 12.2

21 cm. 158 pages VG/VG. Very good book in very good dust jacket with light shelf wear, slight soiling.

VG cream boards with blue lettering along spine. Binding and hinges tight and square; contents clean and unmarked. VG dust jacket not price clipped; light rubbing along edges. 148pp. Index. White DJ cover. Remainder mark and light foxing on page edge. First printing. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

Inscribed by Author. Good stiff glossy paper wraps; edges smooth; light rubbing along edges. Binding tight; contents clean and unmarked except for author's inscription on first page "For John Best Wishes William Kotzwinkle". 148 pp. 3rd printing. Light tidelines on covers, side page edge and first four front and back end papers. Foxing top page edge. Pages slightly browning from age. Remainder mark bottom page edge. Abrasion on cover. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

Stated first printing. Jacket has some rubbing and a small tear, is not clipped. Text clean.

148 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Inscribed by Author. Good stiff glossy paper wraps; edges smooth; light rubbing along edges. Binding tight; contents clean and unmarked except for author's inscription on first page "For Linda William Kotzwinkle". No reader's crease. 148 pp. 3rd printing. Light tidelines on covers, side page edge and end papers. Foxing top page edge. Pages slightly browning from age. Remainder mark bottom page edge. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

Very good stiff glossy paper wraps; light rubbing along edges. Binding tight; contents clean and unmarked. 4th printing. 148pp. Pages lightly browning from age. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

Very good stiff glossy paper wraps; light rubbing along edges. Binding tight; contents clean and unmarked. 4th printing. 148pp. Pages lightly browning from age. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

Very good stiff glossy paper wraps; light rubbing along edges. Binding tight; contents clean and unmarked. 2nd printing. 148pp. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

2nd printing of this edition - fep missing, spine creases, rubbing to spine and corners - free of all markings - clean and clear 148 pg

Has the '2' in a number line. A clean, unclipped copy in a Brodart cover.

VG/VG slightly chipped DJ, blind stamp on fep

Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very fine copy in like jacket. Price clipped jacket.

A clean, unmarked and unclipped copy.

Signed by Author. Very good stiff glossy paper wraps; light rubbing along edges. Binding tight; contents clean and unmarked except for author's signature on 1/2 title page. 148pp. Foxing top page edge. 2nd printing. Scuff mark on front cover. Light tide lines on 1st 2 pages; foxing top page edge. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

The first American edition published by Pantheon Books in 1971. But for a remainder mark to the top edge, a fine example of the book. Dust jacket fine.

DJ some rubbing to front/rear panels, light edgewear along foot of spine, orange lettering on spine faded to yellow. Overall a tight solid sound copy with DJ protected in mylar. ; 8vo, light gray illustrated cloth, unclipped DJ, 148pp. Includes review slip and photo of Author laid in.

Faber 1971 First Edition in the UK First Printing ? Bruised at top and base of spine a touch of shelf-wear on lower board edges and page edges lightly age-darkened else Fine book in Near Fine Dust Jacket. '''. a remarkable series of short stories. His imaginative command of character and atmosphere is astonishing. a deprecating humour and sly, appealing humility. His world is peopled with legendary figures from all times and places. ''

This hardcover book is square and tight. The boards and spine have no wear with pristine lettering. The pages and endpages are clean, with no markings or folds. The dustjacket is As New. Original Price is intact. Not ex-lib. No remainder mark.

1971, 2nd ptg. (Cloth) Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket. 148pp. Former owner's name.