Roots-Alex Haley-SIGNED!!-First/1st Edition/Early Printing w/ Org DJ-VERY RARE!!

Description: Up for sale is a Very Rare, SIGNED First Edition/Early Printing of Roots by Alex Haley. An Important, 20th Century Masterpiece and Basis for the Critically Acclaimed Limited Series!! SIGNED Early Printings of this Title are Scarce and Becoming Increasingly Hard to Find!! Hardcover with its original dust jacket, NOT price-clipped!Original price of $12.50. Published by Doubleday: New York, 1976. Boldly SIGNED on the first blank page by the celebrated author!NOT inscribed to anyone, simply SIGNED by the great Alex Haley! A First American Edition/Early Printing.Please remember this is NOT a First Edition/First Printing!This is an Early Printing of the First Edition. A TRUE First Edition/First Printing will have certain First Edition Points, most notably "First Edition" will be clearly stated on the copyright page.This book does NOT have the "First Edition" statement. Once again, this is NOT the First Edition/First Printing of this title!This is an Early Printing of the First Edition, an important distinction to remember. If interested, we do have a TRUE First/First currently up for sale. That copy is not signed but is a TRUE First/First. Feel free to message us for more info regarding that copy. This rare treasure has some VERY clearly visible wear/age, but is still in Highly Desirable, Highly Collectible condition!The wear, however, is considerable and should be carefully examined/considered BEFORE buying. The book appears gently read and has no internal writing, no remainder marks, no missing pages and is NOT Ex-Libris or a BCE.The binding is holding tight and all of the pages are present, fully attached and still surprisingly crisp and clean. Some general/shelf wear along with creases/scuffing/marks/wear to the spine/corners/boards, particularly noticeable near/along the edges, marks/wear to the edge/fore pages and creases/marks/wear to the pages, NOT affecting the text!All of the wear previously mentioned is very clearly visible and should be carefully examined/considered. The original dust jacket is fully intact and NOT price-clipped but has considerable wear.Some general/shelf wear along with creases, scuffing, rips and marks.There are also some pieces of clear tape attached to the inside of the dust jacket.Please note the wear on the spine, at the corners, on both the front and rear inside jacket flaps and near/along the edges.The wear, particularly near/along the edges, is very clearly visible!The wear is considerable and should be carefully examined/considered. We tend to grade the condition of our books rather harshly and took into consideration all of the wear when determining the value of this rare treasure.We purposely and closely photographed what we consider to be the most obvious and egregious wear.Once again, we want to reiterate that the wear to both the book and particularly the dust jacket is considerable and VERY clearly visible!All of the wear, especially to the dust jacket, should be carefully examined/considered BEFORE buying. Numerous photographs from various angles were taken for your consideration/inspection.Please closely and carefully view ALL the pictures for further clarification!!Payment must be received within three days or the book will be re-listed.Please feel free to contact us with any and all questions. We are very proud of our 100% positive feedback/ranking and offer an easy, no questions asked return policy so you can buy with confidence! Thank you!!

Price: 149.99 USD

Location: Thousand Oaks, California

End Time: 2025-01-16T04:22:30.000Z

Shipping Cost: 6 USD