1ST/1ST PRINTING W. ORIGINAL JACKET~ PLANET OF THE APES ~ PIERRE BOULLES

Description: PLANET OF THE APESFIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTINGPIERRE BOULLEPLEASE VIEW OUR EBAY STORE WHICH IS NEATLY ORGANIZED FOR A GREAT BROWSING EXPERIENCE! The Vanguard Press, 1963First US Edition, First Printing Fine/Near fine book with a stunning near fine dust jacket. Originally published in France, and later translated into English.The crisp book has black quarter cloth and grey paper boards, with bright unfaded orange titles to spine, and circles to front board. The book has sharp corners with and no edgewear. The binding is tight and square. The end papers are in perfect condition with no owner names, no bookplates, no bookstore stamps, and no inscriptions but one very tiny 1mm spot. The internal pages are crisp, clean, bright and flat with No stains, No writing, No age toning, No bent pages, No handling marks and No foxing. Bright unfaded orange top stain applied by publisher. Beautiful book, internally appearing as unread! Please see images.The dust jacket has strong vibrant colors and presents in near fine condition having benefited from some slight restoration to the outer spine tips by an expert paper conservator. The stunning dust jacket has no edgewear, no chips, no rips, no stains, no rubbing and no foxing, but with just a bit of the common fading to the spine. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of $4.50. The dust jacket is now protected in a new clear archival cover. Please see images.A very handsome example of this scarce classic sci-fi title. Presents beautifully on the shelf.This book is part of a collection. Please see our stores for other rare book listings.Please note the cost to ship includes full insurance. Insurance is calculated at the USPS rate of $1.00 per $100 of value and will show up as a handling fee on your invoice but is only the cost to ensure your book in transit.

Price: 2295 USD

Location: New Canaan, Connecticut

End Time: 2025-01-22T19:47:46.000Z

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