Detroit Is My Own Home Town
by Malcolm W. Bingay
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
-
Hudson, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Indianapolis: Bobbs Merrill, 1946. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. Book shows foxing to boards, bumps to corners and ends - probably a reading copy only. Jacket is worn, chipped at spine ends, soiled on back, not price clipped. Mr. Bingay was a columnist for the Detroit Free Press in the 30's and 40's (the things he must have known!) Included are a few clippings of his columns found in the book. Inscribed to Mary Richards. Illus with B&W photos.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Trench Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000318
- Title
- Detroit Is My Own Home Town
- Author
- Malcolm W. Bingay
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Bobbs Merrill
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- Detroit Free Press
- Bookseller catalogs
- Michigan;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Trench Books
Biblio member since 2009
Hudson, Maine
About Trench Books
General stock, but specializing in fiction titles through 1970 and early children's series books. Large inventory, being listed as time permits. All listed titles are subject to prior sale.
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- First Edition
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