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The Bride of the Innisfallen
by Welty, Eudora
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Like New
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New. First edition, first printing. Second issue with multiple years listed on copyright page. Signed by Eudora Welty on the title page and inscribed to a former owner. Bound in publisher's green cloth spine of decorated blue paper covered boards, with titles stamped in silver on the spine. Small pinhole to cloth at rear joint, else Fine, in a Near Fine dust jacket with price intact, and light edge wear. A beautiful copy, inscribed by the acclaimed Southern author.
Synopsis
Welty tells a tale of a young woman leaving her husband and journeying across the Atlantic Ocean to England, and beyond to Cork.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 180903003
- Title
- The Bride of the Innisfallen
- Author
- Welty, Eudora
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New Like New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1955
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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