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Ludlum, Robert (as Shepard, Michael). The Road To Gandolfo. Dial, New York, 1975.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1st Edition/1st Printing. SIGNED by author (as Robert Ludlum) on a bookplate affixed to title page (signature only). DJ has shelf edge wear and small closed tears. Hint of foxing to page edges. Has one variant of DJ (Blue) plus the other varient (Brown). 7.95 price on DJ flap of both DJ's. (Bonus: Comes with a unsigned 1st Edition/4th Impression copy of Ludlum's "The Bourne Identity"). NOTE: No international orders for this item. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Daniel Montemarano, Newfield, NJ, U.S.A.
Shepherd, Michael [Robert Ludlum]. The Road to Gandolfo; A Novel. Dial Press, New York, 1975.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Octavo, 258pp. Red hardcover, title in red on spine. Stated "First Printing, 1975" on copyright page. Solid text block, small bump on top edge of front board, a fine example. In two of three variant publisher's dust jackets, both with $7.95 retail price on front flap, faint shelf wear, slight toning on top edge, both near fine examples. Signed by author on bookplate, stated "2.16.95 / For / David -- / Thanks, David, and best wishes / Robert Ludlum." Robert Ludlum (1927-2001) was a popular thriller writer, most notably for the Jason Bourne series.
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Ludlum, Robert (as Shepard, Michael). The Road To Gandolfo. Dial, New York, 1975.
Price: US$265.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1st Edition/1st Printing. SIGNED by author (as Robert Ludlum) on a bookplate affixed to title page (signature only). Has all three variants of DJ (Dark Brown w/hawk; Purple and Blue). $7.95 price on all three DJ flaps. (Bonus: Comes with a unsigned 1st US hardcover edition of Ludlum's "The Road To Omaha"). NOTE: No international orders for this item. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Daniel Montemarano, Newfield, NJ, U.S.A.
Shephard, Michael Aka Ludlum, Robert. The Road to Gandolfo. Dial Press, New York, 1975.
Price: US$329.00 + shipping
Description: SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, as Robert Ludlum, on a special, decorative bookplate. AN EXTREMELY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. 1ST PRINTING. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. NOT A REMAINDER OR BOOKCLUB. Robert Ludlum writing as Michael Shephard. Handsome, collectible copy.
Seller: Books Plus, LLC, Lexington, SC, U.S.A.
Ludlum, Robert writing as Michael Shepherd. THE ROAD TO GANDOLFO. The Dial Press, New York, 1975.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, boards. This copy has a full page presentation inscription signed by Ludlum to fellow author Donald Westlake (and his wife Abby). Scarce signed by Ludlum. A fine copy with all three dust jackets present (as issued), the first jacket has a small 'v' chip to the upper front panel, the second jacket has a closed tear and crease at upper front panel, the third jacket has a closed tear to upper front panel. Over all the jackets are about near fine. (13459)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Description: very good cover and spine. book has 3 DJs, all colored and illustrated and in good condition. $7.95 front flaps of all DJs .very clean maroon endpapers. double sided New York Times newspaper page dated April 1st, 1975 to front endpaper. the stated first printing of the first edition. front flap of DJ is bent. pages are very clean. book is signed and inscribed by the author in blue pen to first free endpage. inscription, which is not dated, states " For Jo and Al, I'm pleased to welcome you to the Board of _ of the Shepard Company. Now. Panic! Run like hell! Love, Michael Shepard *See photograph = jacket flap". Josephine Ludmun (Robert Ludlum's sister) was married to Alfred Totter (circa 1965). Josephine and Alfred lived on Broadview Terrace in Chatham, N. J. faint storage odor DATE PUBLISHED: 1975 EDITION: FIRST ED 258
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.