1977 Brian Coffey/Dean Koontz - The Face Of Fear - 1St W/Dj Npc N-Fine Very

by Dean Koontz

$200 · Offered by eBay · No longer available

First edition

BRIAN COFFEY (DEAN KOONTZ penname) - THE FACE OF FEAR, copyright 1977, published by Bobbs-Merrill, First Printing (states "First Printing" on copyright page - there was never a 2nd printing), brown endpapers (the more common BCE edition has white endpapers), light cream boards with gilt copper lettering to spine, $8.95. VERY RARE HARDCOVER - THERE WAS NO SECOND PRINTING BUT A VERY VERY COMMON BOOK CLUB EDITION (THINNER BOOK WITH NO PRICE ON DUST JACKET FRONT FLAP AND WHITE ENDPAPERS AND DIFFERENT COLORED BOARDS). A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE PRINT RUN WAS SOLD TO LIBRARIES - DIFFICULT BOOK TO FIND NOW WITHOUT LIBRARY MARKINGS. Book is unread with no creased page corners, no foxing/age darkening to outer page edges which are still white (barest hint of dust soiling only), no foxing to pages or endpapers, nice tight spine, no hinge splits, no former owner's markings or other writing inside, no wear to board edges, corners, or spine tips, no bumped board corners, no scotch tape residue mark to outer boards, endpapers are clean and free from tape residue markings or erasures. Dust Jacket has no tears, chipping or creasing (this glossy covered DJ is frequently found with tearing and chipping as it gets very stiff over time), almost no wear to spine tips, no wear to front flap crease, no spine fading, no spine darkening, no edge wear, no dust soiling to white rear panel, no soiling or staining, white rear panel is clean with no color rubbing or dust soiling, no age yellowing to edg

• Publisher: Bobbs Merrill
• Year: 1977
• Condition: Very Good

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