Description: Up for sale is a Very Rare, SIGNED First Book Club Edition, (BCE), of The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe. SIGNED Copies of this 20th Century Masterpiece are Scarce and Becoming Increasingly Hard to Find!! Basis for the Popular Film!! Tom Wolfe (1930-2018). Chuck Yeager (1923-2020). Hardcover with its original dust jacket. Published by Farrar Straus Giroux: New York, 1979. Boldly SIGNED on the first, blank/colored page by the celebrated author! SIGNED in his characteristically large, imaginative style! NOT inscribed to anyone, simply SIGNED by the late, great Tom Wolfe! A First American Book Club Edition, (BCE). Please remember this is NOT the First Edition/First Printing of this title! This is a BCE, essentially, an early reprint. Once again, this is NOT a First Edition/First Printing. If interested, we do have a TRUE First currently up for sale. It is not signed but it is a TRUE First with all necessary First Edition Points present. We also have two handwritten letters/notes by Tom Wolfe currently up for sale. Feel free to contact us for more info. 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 other than some previous owner's names and a date written on the second, blank page, has no internal writing, no remainder marks, no missing pages and is NOT Ex-Libris. The binding has some wear but is still holding tight and the pages are surprisingly crisp and clean! The wear to the binding has resulted in some space/separation along the top edge of the spine. This area has been closely photographed for your consideration. Some general/shelf wear along with creases/marks/wear to the spine/corners/boards, particularly noticeable near/along the edges, marks/wear to the edge/fore pages and creases/marks/discoloration/wear to the pages, NOT affecting the text!The wear is very clearly visible and should be carefully examined/considered. As mentioned before, there is some internal writing! There are some previous owner's names and a date, written in pen and located on the second, blank page. The page/writing has been closely photographed for your consideration. The original dust jacket is fully intact but has considerable wear!Some general/shelf wear along with creases, scuffing, rips and marks.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 very 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: 249.99 USD
Location: Thousand Oaks, California
End Time: 2024-12-22T17:52:26.000Z
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: Book Club Edition
Author: Tom Wolfe
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Topic: Nonfiction
Subject: Nonfiction
Year Printed: 1979