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Ancestors

Ancestors

Ancestors

Ancestors

by MAXWELL, William

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  • Hardcover
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Condition
Fine/Fine
ISBN 10
0394435222
ISBN 13
9780394435220
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1971. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Advance Review Copy with slip laid in. Novel set in Ohio in 1818. Inscribed by Maxwell: "For Jeff Cooper from William Maxwell. I meant to devote six pages to my grandmother's religion and just look what happened!" A nice inscription in a beautiful copy.

Synopsis

The National Book Award-winning author of So Long, See You Tomorrow offers an astonishing evocation of a vanished world, as he retraces, branch by branch, the history of his family, taking readers into the lives of settlers, itinerant preachers, and small businessmen, examining the way they saw their world and how they imagined the world to come.From the Trade Paperback edition.

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Seller's Inventory #
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Title
Ancestors
Author
MAXWELL, William
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Quantity Available
1
ISBN 10
0394435222
ISBN 13
9780394435220
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1971
Keywords
NewYorkerAuthor/Interest, AssociationCopy, AdvanceCopy

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Inscribed
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Dustwrapper
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Fine
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Advance Review Copy
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First Edition
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