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Beauty for Ashes (Signed)
by Sally Gibbs
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Catawissa, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Philadelphia: Dorrance and Company, 1931. First Edition. Inscribed and Signed by author on front free endpaper. Good copy. Good jacket. In orange cloth covers with pasteon title and illustration on front cover . Intact binding. No cracked hinges. Clean, unmarked text pages. Writing and stamp on upper front free endpaper. Light shelf rubbing. Jacket: Intact with price on midlle front flap. Water stain on inside upper spine. One inch closed tear on lower back panel. Small tear on upper back panel. Moderate shelf rubbing. In new protective jacket cover. Pictures upon request. . Signed by Author. Hardcover. Good. Illus. by Staats Cotsworth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quaker House Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002943
- Title
- Beauty for Ashes (Signed)
- Author
- Sally Gibbs
- Illustrator
- Staats Cotsworth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Dorrance and Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1931
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Quaker House Books
Items must be returned within ten days of sale for a full refund if not satisfied.
About the Seller
Quaker House Books
Biblio member since 2006
Catawissa, Pennsylvania
About Quaker House Books
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