Andersonville
by Kantor, MacKinlay
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Seller
-
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Cleveland, Ohio: World Publishing Company, 1955. Limited/Signed/First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good-. Signed by author, first edition, limited to one thousand copies, five hundred of which were for private distribution. Off-white linen boards with gilt titling on front, dark-blue linen spine with gilt titling, bevelled edges, protective clear plastic dust jacket, top text block edge is red, side edge is untrimmed. 767 pages. Small stain (coffee?) on bottom edge of text block and on bottom edge of back endpapers, tiny similar-colour stain on untrimmed edge, hardly visible except when book is open, shadow of a crease to rear endpaper. Book comes in a red slip case, which is tight, but worn at. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Synopsis
"The greatest of our Civil War novels."— The New York Times . The 1955 Pulitzer Prize-winning story of the Andersonville Fortress and its use as a concentration camp-like prison by the South during the Civil War.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Black Sheep Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007519
- Title
- Andersonville
- Author
- Kantor, MacKinlay
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited/Signed/First Edition.
- Publisher
- World Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Date Published
- 1955
- Keywords
- LIMITED, SIGNED, FICTION, FIRST EDITION
Terms of Sale
Black Sheep Books
Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
About the Seller
Black Sheep Books
Biblio member since 2004
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
About Black Sheep Books
We are an independent, locally-owned shop dedicated to books and the people who love them. Here you will find two floors packed with volumes of enduring value, including familiar favourites, contemporary fiction, guides, books of local interest, and non-fiction titles covering everything from outer space to inner peace. We also have marine charts, art cards, unique prints, hand-crafted bags, and many other intriguing items. Located at Grace Point Square in the Village of Ganges, close to marinas and Salt Spring\'s renowned Saturday Market, we are open every day except Christmas and New Year\'s. If you want to pick-up a book you saw online, please call or e-mail ahead as many of our listings are kept in a separate storage facility.
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