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1939
by Boyle, Kay
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good (Plus)/Very Good
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1948. A wartime romance set in the French Alps. This is a Very Good (Plus) to Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Orange cloth binding titled in black on the spine, with author's reproduced signature on the front cover. Clean text; 152 pages; black topstain. Lightly rubbed at the margins, with two small "dings" to the front. The paste-downs have a glueing discoloration that seems to be common with this edition; publishing defect. The dustjacket is complete and unclipped; rubbed, with chips at the margins. In an archival plastic protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good (Plus)/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005876
- Title
- 1939
- Author
- Boyle, Kay
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (Plus)
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1948
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature;
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
We accept checks and money orders in US Dollars. Credit card orders are accepted through Biblio. California residents add appropriate sales tax. Items are returnable for any reason within ten days of receipt (please email or call first before returning item).
About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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