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Roth, Philip. I Married a Communist. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, New York, 1998.
Price: US$145.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 1st Edition/1st Printing (complete number line). SIGNED by Philip Roth on a booplate attached to lower front end page (signature only). $26.00 price present on DJ flap; mylar protected. (Bonus: Comes with a unsigned 1st printing hardcover copy of Roth's novel "Exit Ghost"). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Daniel Montemarano, Newfield, NJ, U.S.A.
Philip Roth. I Married A Communist. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1998.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: An absolutely stunning first printing of the first edition [Houghton Mifflin Company New York 1998], signed by Philip Roth directly on the title page. The book is in very fine condition with no remainder marks, a tight and square binding, with no owner inscriptions or highlighting and no staining or marking. The dust jacket is also in fine condition, not price-clipped ($26.00), with no creases, chips or tears and absolutely minimal shelf wear. It is now protected by an archival cover which is easily removable, with no tape or adhesive used. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information. Originally listed at $250- Now on sale at $175
Seller: C&S Books, Windsor, ON, Canada
ROTH, Philip. I MARRIED A COMMUNIST (SIGNED). Houghton Mifflin Company, 1998.
Price: US$226.13 + shipping
Description: Signed First US Edition, Presentation copy. Very good plus condition in very good plus unclipped dust jacket. Inscribed by Roth to Julius and dated October 1998. Julius is believed to be the painter Julius Goldstein who was married to the writer Joan Aitken, both close friends of Philip Roth.
Seller: Surrey Hills Books, Cranleigh, United Kingdom
Roth, Philip. I Married a Communist. Houghton Mifflin, 1998.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Like new. Signed. Copy H of 200 numbered copies. Full number line beginning with 1. Acquired with a note stating it was from the barn on the property of Philip Roth partially wrapped in an opened/torn shrink wrap with corresponding bar code sticker. Minimal wear to spine head, joints, and the front bottom turn-in has some fray and a little lift to it. Slipcase VG with light wear, rippling to rear panel. Shelf 6e.
Seller: Friends of Poughkeepsie Library, Poughkeepsie, NY, U.S.A.
ROTH, Philip. I Married A Communist. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1998.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 8vo, black cloth backed boards, d.w. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998. First Edition. Fine. Presentation, signed on the title page.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$330.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 1st Printing. Signed. 323 pages. Published in 1998. The author's eighteenth novel. One of Philip Roth's finest achievements. Limited Slipcased Edition of 200 numbered and signed copies. Precedes and should not be confused with the regular trade edition. Should not be confused with the un-numbered Franklin Mint Edition either. It has the same ISBN as the regular trade edition. The Limited Edition is now rare. A brilliant production by Houghton And Mifflin: Regular-sized volume format. "Communist"-color red cloth boards with gilt titles embossed on the cover and spine, as issued. Text by Philip Roth. Black hard board slipcase. Without DJ, as issued. Presents, in its Limited Edition format, Philip Roth's "I Married A Communist". The second book in the author's American Trilogy, preceded by "American Pastoral" (1997) and completed by "The Human Stain" (2000), novels that are unified by an underlying theme that is more relevant, and more poignant, than ever: The gradual and seemingly irreversible erosion and decline of American democracy as well as family and personal lives in the middle-to-late 20th century. "Narrates the story of Ira Ringold, a supremely idealistic political radical and celebrated radio star of the 1950's, who is blacklisted and brought to ruin when his wife, Eva Frame, writes an expose called 'I Married A Communist'. Roth's evocation of the McCarthy Era has clarity and vigor" (Publishers Weekly). "Roth's acerbic style and keen eye for emotional detail goes to the heart of this moment of high tragedy in which the American Dream was damaged beyond repair" (Lisa Jardine). In a lifetime of prodigious writing, there have been no more than ten Philip Roth Limited Editions in all, making each one of them eminently collectible. Surely, Roth deserved more, and were it not for his fraught relationship with FSG, he would have gotten more. Instead, he had to settle for Franklin Mint editions, which are strictly speaking, NOT Limited Editions because the limitation is never stated. "For the last half-century, the novels of Philip Roth have re-energized American fiction and re-defined its possibilities. Roth's comic genius, his imaginative daring, his courage in exploring uncomfortable truths, and his assaults on political, cultural, and sexual orthodoxies have made him one of the essential writers of our time" (Ross Miller). An absolute "must-have" title for Philip Roth collectors. This is a copy of the Limited Slipcased Edition, indicated/numbered as such on the Front Limitation Page. It is very boldly and beautifully signed in black pen-marker by Philip Roth. This title is a late-modern classic. This is one of few copies of the Limited Edition still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Precedes and should NOT be confused with the regular trade edition. Should NOT be confused with the un-numbered Franklin Mint Edition either. A rare signed copy thus. Six of Philip Roth's novels were selected as among the Top 20 works of American fiction of the last 25 years: "American Pastoral", "The Counterlife", "Operation Shylock", "Sabbath's Theater", "The Human Stain", and "The Plot Against America". One of the greatest writers of our time. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER PHILIP ROTH TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 0395951062.
Seller: ModernRare, CHICAGO, IL, U.S.A.
Roth, Philip. I Married a Communist. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1998.
Price: US$360.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A novel of the blacklist, narrated by Roth's alter-ego Nathan Zuckerman. First trade edition (preceded by signed limited editions). A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket, a touch bumped at the spine ends. Signed by Roth on the half-title page. Somewhat uncommon as a signed trade edition.
Seller: Downtown Brown Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Philip Roth. I Married a Communist. Houghton Mifflin, 1998.
Price: US$395.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine Copy in Like Jacket(As new) First Edition/First Printing.$20.00 On Flap. Signed by The Author On The Title-Page. Immaculate Copy.
Seller: Jeff Bergman Books ABAA, ILAB, Flemington, NJ, U.S.A.
Roth, Philip. I Married A Communist.. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1998.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Milton Glaser. "A remarkable workremarkable in its stringent observation of American life.remarkable in its wisdom. Mr. Roth has the frantic politics of this frantic timethe McCarthy erain exact pitch" (Arthur Schlesinger, The New York Observer).
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Roth, Philip [Joan Didion]. I Married a Communist. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1998.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: An association copy, not signed but from the library of Joan Didion, renown author of such works as The Year of Magical Thinking, Play It as It Lays, The White Album, and Slouching Toward Bethlehem. A bookplate affirming this provenance is on the front free endpaper.A fine book in a very good/near fine jacket with a ring mark of soiling on front panel (which might wipe off) and light rubbing. // Wood (+) River (=) Books specializes in ecology, natural history, nature writing, the environment, and environmental literature, with a special passion for association copies and notable inscriptions. We also have a distinct interest in contemporary essay and invite you to explore our other Joan Didion offerings.
Seller: Rural Hours (formerly Wood River Books), La Grande, OR, U.S.A.
Roth, Philip. I Married A Communist. Houghton Mifflin, 1998.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition signed by Roth. A very nice copy.
Seller: Ink, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Philip Roth. I Married a Communist. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, New York, New York, 1998.
Price: US$411.13 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine Book & Jacket, no flaws, Signed, First Edition First Print in protective cover
Seller: Dallas Surplus Stacks, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.