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Heller, Joseph. Good as Gold. Franklin Library, 1979.

Price: US$2.18 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom

Heller, Joseph. Good As Gold. Franklin Library, 1979.

Price: US$6.27 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.55

Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.

Heller, Joseph. Good As Gold. Franklin Library, 1979.

Price: US$6.27 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.55

Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.

Heller, Joseph. Good as Gold. The Franklin Library 1979, 1979.

Price: US$15.00 + shipping

Description: first edition ed. hardback very good condition in full leather

Seller: Wonderland Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Joseph Heller. Good As Gold.. Franklin Library, 1979.

Price: US$18.94 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First Edition.

Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.

Heller, Joseph. Good As Gold. Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, 1979.

Price: US$22.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Near Fine condition Hardcover First Limited Edition. Includes "Notes From The Editors" pamphlet. Brown full leather bound with gilt lettering on spine and gilt imprinted illustrated covers; with 3 raised bands on spine. All edges are gilded with silk moire endpapers, inside covers and satin ribbon page marker, 521 pages.

Seller: BookEnds Bookstore & Curiosities, Ojai, CA, U.S.A.

Heller, Joseph. Good as Gold. Franklin Library, USA, 1979.

Price: US$22.45 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Franklin Library 1979 1st Edition Fine/ Unread. Decorative, ribbed brown leather binding with gilded decorations and lettering. Gilded page edges, silk ribbon. limited edition, True First Edition. no dj. LARGE HEAVY ITEM.

Seller: Keeper of the Page, Enumclaw, WA, U.S.A.

HELLER, Joseph. Good as Gold (Franklin Library First Edition Society series). The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, 1979.

Price: US$24.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: A deluxe Franklin Library first edition of Joseph Heller's humorous novel, which is the story of Bruce Gold, a Manhattan academic and author who is offered the position of the first-ever Jewish US Secretary of State. With a special introductory note by author and illustrations by Steven Stroud. Issued as part of the publisher's First Edition Society series which preceded the Simon and Schuster trade edition. One of an unspecified number in this limited edition. --- Bound in full dark red bonded leather covers with three raised bands on spine. Text presented on quality papers. Spine titling, elaborate decorations to covers and spine, and textblock edges all in bright gilt. Tan silk moire endpapers, with matching sewn-in satin ribbon placemarker. Volume lacks a dust jacket (as issued). --- An about-Fine copy, lacking noticeable damages: crisp, tightly-bound, bright and possibly unread.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; (16), 521 pages

Seller: Bluebird Books (RMABA, IOBA), Littleton, CO, U.S.A.

Heller, Joseph. Good as Gold. The Franklin Library., Franklin Center. Pennsylvania, 1979.

Price: US$24.95 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: The First Edition Society. True first edition in full leather binding with gilt lettering, edges and decorations, moire endpapers, ribbed spine. Two tiny nicks to foredge have caused a faint crease to a few pages otherwise a Fine unopened copy with Note from the Editors insert. No dust jacket as issued.

Seller: Ken Jackson, Calgary, AB, Canada

Heller, Joseph. Good as Gold. The Franklin Library ; the First Edition Society, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., 1979.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Condition: As New

Description: Bound in a deep red leather, gilt lettering and framing. All edges bright gilt, ribbon place marker. Very nice morie endpapers. Appears as never read. A beautiful copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, U.S.A.

HELLER, Joseph. GOOD AS GOLD. Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA, 1979.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Limited first edition published in advance of the first trade edition.

Seller: Euclid Books, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.

Heller, Joseph. Good as Gold. Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA, 1979.

Price: US$27.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: Wm Burgett Bks and Collectibles, san diego, CA, U.S.A.

Heller, Joseph. Good as Gold. The Franklin Library 1979, 1979.

Price: US$30.00 + shipping

Description: first edition ed. hardback very good condition in full leather

Seller: Wonderland Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Heller, Joseph. Good As Gold. The Franklin Library, 1979.

Price: US$31.45 + shipping

Condition: New

Description: Steven Stroud, illustrator. Limited first edition in as new condition. Fully bound in rich red moroccan leather. All pages edge gilt. Salmon colored moire silk endpapers with matching ribbon bookmark. 521 pages. Printed for members of the first edition society

Seller: impopcult1/Rivkin, Wheeling, IL, U.S.A.

Heller, Joseph. GOOD AS GOLD. The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA, 1979.

Price: US$32.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: This novel is about the Jewish experience in America, even though the author states that he had no knowledge of the Jewish in America before writing the book except for his background as a child in the Jewish section of Coney Island. Bound in FULL LEATHER with raised bands; gilt lettering and decoration; satin ribbon marker and endpapers. Part of The First Edition Society. Illustrations are included. This copy is clean and solid.

Seller: Cornerstone Books, Santa Ana, CA, U.S.A.

HELLER, JOSEPH. Good as Gold. The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, 1979.

Price: US$34.12 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Bound in full leather with gilt spine lettering and decorated boards. All edges gilt, silk moire endpapers and matching page marker. Limited First Edition. A fine copy.

Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada

Joseph Heller. Good as Gold. The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA, 1979.

Price: US$35.00 + shipping

Condition: As New

Description: This limited first edition has been privately printed exclusively for Members of The First Edition Society. Gilt lettering & cover decorations on full leather covers. Moire end papers. All edges gilt. Silk bookmark ribbon. 521 pages.

Seller: NWJbooks, Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.

Joseph Heller. Good As Gold. Franklin Library, 1979.

Price: US$37.00 + shipping

Condition: As New

Description: HELLER, Joseph.GOOD AS GOLD. Illustrated by Steven Stroud. First edition in 'The First Edition Society' series, published as a limited edition by The Franklin Library, 1979. 8vo size book, gold titled & stamped full red leather in 'as new' condition. 521-pages of text fine, never opened for reading; moire pale peach linen endpapers, all edges gold, linen bookmark present; publisher's eight-page folding booklet laid-in.

Seller: Dennis McCarty Bookseller, Downers Grove, IL, U.S.A.

Joseph Heller. Good as Gold. The Franklin Library, Steven Stroud, 1979.

Price: US$40.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: First Edition Society Series in deep red leather with gilt covers and edges, hubbed spine (3 ribs), signature silk moire endpapers, and unmarred satin ribbon. A little scuffing to the gilt fore-edges. Clean, bright, unmarked copy.

Seller: Old Inlet Bookshop, Homer, AK, U.S.A.

Joseph Heller. Rare GOOD AS GOLD by Joseph Heller 1st Edition Franklin Library 1979 Fine. Generic, 1979.

Price: US$45.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: The Franklin Library; Franklin Center, 1979. Deluxe Leather Collectors Edition. First Edition. A Near Fine copy. Limited Edition. Gilt embossed full leather binding is very nice with sharp corners, AEG are fresh and bright with some blemishes. Bound in Fine Genuine Leather - 22kt gold-stamped spine accents - Distinctive raised spine hubs, - Intricate gilt stamped cover designs, - Specially milled acid-neutral paper, - Smyth-sewn pages, - Gilded page edges, - Permanent satin ribbon page-marker. Silk moire coloured endpapers. Book appears unread. Binding very tight, trace shelf wear. 521pp. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book.

Seller: Lavendier Books, Foster, RI, U.S.A.

Joseph Heller. Good As Gold.. Franklin Library, 1979.

Price: US$47.78 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Beautiful book bound in full leather with raised bands, gilt decoration, silk moire endpapers, ribbon bookmark. Near fine.

Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.

Heller, Joseph. Good as Gold. The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, 1979.

Price: US$50.00 + shipping

Description: Limited first edition with a special message from the author. Illustrated by Steve Stroud. 1 vols. 8vo. With Notes from editors laid in. Bound in full crimson Cowhide, gilt, a.e.g. Fine Illustrated by Steve Stroud. 1 vols. 8vo Limited first edition with a special message from the author.

Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.

Heller, Joseph. Good As Gold. The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA, 1979.

Price: US$50.00 + shipping

Description: Stroud, Steven. Limited first edition with a special message from the author. Printed for The First Edition Society. Illustrated by Steven Stroud. 1 vols. 8vo. Brick red decorated full leather, a.e.g. Mint Illustrated by Steven Stroud. 1 vols. 8vo Limited first edition with a special message from the author. Printed for The First Edition Society.

Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.

Heller, Joseph (1923-1999); Steven Stroud (Illust.). Good as Gold ; A Limited [Leatherbound] Edition. The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, 1979.

Price: US$59.00 + shipping

Description: pp. 521. 8vo. Bound in full lovely textured maroon leather over boards, featuring elaborate gilt lettering, rules and ornamentation to the spine and boards; three raised bands to spine, four compartments, textured light-pink silk moire endpapers, like silk ribbon-marker, all edges gilt. Illustrated with charming full-page black-and-white plates. Entirely without blemish to the extremities, and contents. Appears unread; as new. A most handsome presentation. Not to be mistaken for earlier, more common printings, by the Franklin Library which are not bound in leather. This limited first edition of Good as Gold by Joseph Heller has been privately printed exclusivley for members of The First Edition Society.

Seller: Black's Fine Books & Manuscripts, Toronto, ON, Canada

Heller, Joseph. Good As Gold. The Franklin Library, 1979.

Price: US$80.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Full-Leather Bound

Seller: Peasant Birch Booksellers, Newport, NH, U.S.A.

Heller, Joseph. Good As Gold. The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, 1979.

Price: US$85.00 + shipping

Condition: As New

Description: Franklin Library 1979 Limited First Edition, First Printing. in Fine condition is bound in red leather with hubbed backstrip. Detailed in 22 Kt gold on front cover and backstrip, pink moire silk endpapers, gilt edges, sewn in satin ribbon marker and printed on archival paper. The binding is tight and the interior is clean and unmarked. Pristine condition with one minor, barely detectable, discoloration blemish on front cover.

Seller: Ariel's Book Nook, Pensacola, FL, U.S.A.

Joseph Heller. Good As Gold. The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA, 1979.

Price: US$295.00 + shipping

Condition: As New

Description: Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1979. First Edition and Limited Edition (three years later, in 1982, Franklin Library issued another edition of the title, that one signed by Heller, but of course not the first edition). Hearty octavo, 521 pp., illustrated with distinctive style by Steven Stroud. As New; immaculate and pristine. Franklin's lavish leather binding of the First Edition of Heller's tale of Bruce Gold, an ambitious but fearful, conventional but iconoclastic, intellectual but misadventurous professor who becomes America's first Jewish Secretary of State. Full rich red top grain leather, gilt decorated and imprinted, spine panels rib divided, All Edges Gilt, moire endpapers of a truly beautiful - but rather un-nameable color, and a gold satin page-marker ribbon. The gilt is 22 karat; the paper is 50-pound Olde Style Cream; text set in 10-point Aster type. The Franklin Library, doing what they did best. As New, and never read; has been protectively archived since arrival. Page-marker ribbon has in fact never been moved. Please review scans. With Heller's "A Special Message to the members of The First Edition Society" prefacing the novel (with laser printed signature). Please see all scans. Show this one off on the cocktail table; get a market copy to read. l-frnkln2

Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.

Joseph Heller. GOOD AS GOLD Franklin Library. Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, 1979.

Price: US$302.44 + shipping

Description: Near Fine, Leather Bound, Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. Franklin Library Limited First Editions Society. ; First Franklin Library Edition.

Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.

Joseph Heller. GOOD AS GOLD Signed 1st Franklin Library. Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, 1979.

Price: US$302.50 + shipping

Description: Near Fine. Leather bound, Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. A Limited Edition. ; Signed by Joseph Heller. ; First Franklin Library Edition.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Original binding. All domestic orders shipped protected in a Box.; Signed by Author.

Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.

Joseph Heller. Good As Gold. The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA, 1979.

Price: US$345.00 + shipping

Condition: As New

Description: Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1979. First Edition and Limited Edition (three years later, in 1982, Franklin Library issued another edition of the title, that one signed by Heller, but of course not the first edition). With the quite scarce accompanying eight-fold publisher's pamphlet (see scans). Hearty octavo, 521 pp., illustrated with distinctive style by Steven Stroud; the Heller portrait on the eight-fold is by Michael Deas. As New; immaculate and pristine. Franklin's lavish leather binding of the First Edition of Heller's tale of Bruce Gold, an ambitious but fearful, conventional but iconoclastic, intellectual but misadventurous professor who becomes America's first Jewish Secretary of State. Full rich red top grain leather, gilt decorated and imprinted, spine panels rib divided, All Edges Gilt, moire endpapers of a truly beautiful - but rather un-nameable color, and a gold satin page-marker ribbon. The gilt is 22 karat; the paper is 50-pound Olde Style Cream; text set in 10-point Aster type. The Franklin Library, doing what they did best. As New; pristine and flawless, and protectively archived since arrival; page-marker has in fact never been moved. Please review scans. With Heller's "A Special Message to the members of The First Edition Society" prefacing the novel (with laser printed signature), and the seldom-retained eightfold "Notes from the Editors" which arrived with original shipments of the piece. This rare pamphlet, unlike the flawless book, does show some sunning and a crinkle. Please see all scans. Show this one off on the cocktail table; get a market copy to read. l-frnkln2

Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.