Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of Being There by Jerzy Kosinski in a new archival wrap. First Edition stated, 1970 Harcourt Brace. First Printing with complete letter line A B C D E.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title ink on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and rounded corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with ghosts of an erased prices on the first two pages. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The rear end paper and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with mild surface and edge wear and the $4.95 price on the front flap. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
Being There is a brilliantly satiric look at the unreality of American media culture that is, if anything, more trenchant now than ever.
Small volume ships promptly in a manila envelope with the book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
