Jack The Bodiless-Julian May-SIGNED!-UNCORRECTED PROOF/ARC-TRUE First/1st-RARE!

Description: Up for sale is a Very Rare, SIGNED Uncorrected Proof/Advance Readers Edition of Jack The Bodiless by Julian May. Book One of the Galactic Milieu Trilogy. SIGNED Uncorrected Proofs/ARE's of this Title are Scarce and Becoming Increasingly Hard to Find!! Softcover/Wraps. Published by Alfred A. Knopf: New York, 1992. Boldly SIGNED on the title page by the celebrated author! NOT inscribed to anyone, simply SIGNED by the great Julian May! A TRUE First American Edition/First Printing/First State! An exceptionally rare UNCORRECTED PROOF/Advance Readers Edition! Uncorrected Proofs are sometimes referred to and/or classified as an Advance Reader's Copy/Advance Reading Copy (ARC) and/or an Advance Reader's Edition (ARE). Uncorrected Proofs/ARC's/ARE's are privately printed and released/distributed BEFORE the mass market hardcovers are published! They are always Softcovers/Wraps issued without dust jackets. Typically given to other author's, critics, booksellers, and certain trade publications/magazines/newspapers and so on. They are amazing treasures that often contain errors/misprints which are usually corrected when the hardcovers are released and fascinating information pertaining to the marketing of the book, potential tour dates, biographical information about the author and so on. An Uncorrected Proof/ARC/ARE is the TRUE First Edition/First Printing/First State of any published work! 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. Thankfully, the book has no internal writing, no remainder marks, no missing pages and is NOT Ex-Libris. The binding is still holding tight and the pages are surprisingly crisp and clean! Some general/shelf wear along with creases/scuffing/scratches/marks/wear to the spine/front cover/rear cover and creases/marks/wear to the pages, NOT affecting the text! Please note the wear to the spine/front cover/rear cover, particularly noticeable near/along the edges, and the wear that is present on the pages, varying in size and severity and particularly noticeable on certain pages. All of the wear previously mentioned 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 is 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: 29.99 USD

Location: Thousand Oaks, California

End Time: 2024-09-30T21:08:55.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5 USD