Description
For Sale is an early Book Club Edition hardcover copy of Gypsy by Arthur Laurents, Jules Styne and Stephen Sondheim with no dust jacket. This book was published in 1960 by Random House. Early, perhaps first, BCE with a B gutter code indicating a 1960 printing. This is an ex-Library copy.
This hardcover edition is in Good condition, with blue cloth boards with some sheen still present and a few spots. Strong title ink on the lightly sunned spine,makes this very rare book look attractive on the shelf. The top and bottom text blocks have the Library name stamped on them, while the side block is clean. The binding is right with no spine creases. There is no spine tilt, the bottom spine end is rolled, and the top spine end is completely frayed off. The book also has moderate edge wear, and heavily rubbed corners with bare spots.
The interior of the book contains a clean and bright first free end paper and a small paper label on the adjacent paste down. The rear end paper and paste down each have a library ink stamp and paper residue from removed items. The title page has two ink stamps on it, and the cast of characters has one stamp. There are no other marks, inscriptions, or other signs from the library. No stamps or writing appear on any of the text pages, which are lightly toned.
No dust jacket, but looks attractive on the shelf.
Gypsy by Arthur Laurents, Jules Styne and Stephen Sondheim is the musical tale of a domineering stage mother’s inadvertent creation of a burlesque stripper. The book features the full libretto, as well as photographs from the original Broadway production. Ships promptly in corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
