GOULD, LOIS — Necessary Objects
NY: Random House, 1972. 0394468473. Stated First Edition. 1. Hard Cover. ISBN: 0394468473. FIRST EDITION (stated), SECOND PRINTING. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket. 8vo (6 x 8.5"). x, 271, (6) pp. Bound in publisher's full beige cloth, gilt lettering on spine, author's initials, embossed in gilt on cover. Fore-edge deckle. The volume is in new, unopened condition with no ownership marks or other defects. The dust jacket is lightly sunned and slightly chipped along the top edge only, with a small (approximately5") closed tear at the head of the spine. FINE+/NEAR FINE. In this hypnotic, remorseless novel, Lois Gould applies he matchless wit to a glittering, hollow world where women are made princesses by men who live to regret it. Necessary Objects is a stunning portrait of the way "things" are. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine+ in Near Fine dust jacket .
