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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe + West Side Story + Welcome to the Monkey House 3 Book Lot

This three book paperback lot holds The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams, West Side Story by Irving Shulman, and Welcome to the Monkey House by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

All three are Good, readable copies. The Douglas Adams copy is the cleanest. West Side Story has shelf wear and a previous owner's name in marker, and Welcome to the Monkey House has heavier cover wear, small cover tears, and black marker writing inside the front cover.

The lot mixes comic science fiction, a novelization of the Broadway musical, and Vonnegut short fiction.

Details

  • Item: Three book paperback lot
  • Title: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe; West Side Story; Welcome to the Monkey House
  • Author: Douglas Adams; Irving Shulman; Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
  • Illustrator: Not confirmed from photos
  • Publisher: Pocket Books; Pocket Books; Dell
  • Publication Year: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, 1982; West Side Story, Not confirmed from photos; Welcome to the Monkey House, Not confirmed from photos
  • Edition and Printing: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, first Pocket Books printing October 1982 with full number line; West Side Story, Pocket Cardinal edition, printing Not confirmed from photos; Welcome to the Monkey House, Dell edition, printing Not confirmed from photos
  • Format and Binding: Three mass market paperbacks
  • Dust Jacket: None, paperbacks
  • Pages: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, 250 pages; West Side Story, 160 pages; Welcome to the Monkey House, 308 pages
  • Genre: Science fiction; musical novelization; short fiction
  • Language: English
  • ISBN: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, 0-671-44268-6; West Side Story and Welcome to the Monkey House, none
  • Dimensions: Approximately 7 x 4 inches each

Condition Grade: Good

Positives

  • Complete, usable reading copies.
  • The Restaurant at the End of the Universe has clean, easy to read pages and a well kept black Pocket Books cover.
  • West Side Story has all 160 pages present and readable.
  • Welcome to the Monkey House has clean, easy to read text pages.
  • All three keep their original paperback covers.

Issues / Wear

  • Welcome to the Monkey House has rubbing, creasing, edge wear, and small cover tears.
  • Welcome to the Monkey House has large black marker writing on the inside front cover.
  • West Side Story shows shelf and edge wear to the covers.
  • West Side Story has a previous owner's name in marker inside the front cover.
  • The Restaurant at the End of the Universe shows light handling wear to the cover.

Please view the photos. Scroll in to judge the condition. These are the actual books you will be receiving.

This lot includes the October 1982 first Pocket Books printing of The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, and it suits a reader who likes a mixed paperback stack. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.

  • Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
  • Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
  • Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
  • Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.

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