Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of Ragtime by E. L. Doctorow, complete with an unclipped dust jacket protected in a new archival wrap.
The book is in Very Good condition with clean, lightly faded boards, some chips missing from the title gilt on a lightly sunned spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, heavy spine tilt, rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with an erased price on the second free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Very Good condition with moderate surface wear, heavy edge wear, chips, gaps, and no price on the front flap as issued. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
Published in 1975, Ragtime changed our very concept of what a novel could be. An extraordinary tapestry, Ragtime captures the spirit of America in the era between the turn of the century & the First World War.
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