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Echoes
by Binchy, Maeve (SIGNED)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0712608192
- ISBN 13
- 9780712608190
- Seller
-
Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Century Publishing, 1985. First Edition . Blue Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Story, set in 50's and 60's Ireland, follows 2 characters as they gravitate away and echo back from and to a small Irish seaside town. 477 pp. Blue cloth covered boards have gilt text on spine only. Spine ends very slightly rubbed, ow, book is as new. Price clipped, but tagged (£ 10.95) DJ has slight edge and shelf wear and 1/2" closed tear at rear of tail of spine. Book is from the collection of Toronto poet/author and perennial host of the Harbourfront Author Festivals, Greg Gatenby; his signature and date of acquisition are on ffep. Dedication: " Harbourfront Nov. 13th 1990 Warm wishes Greg Maeve Binchy." Book weighs nearly 2 lb. and may incur extra shipping costs. SIGNED by AUTHOR Bookseller's Inventory # 122921
Synopsis
Born in Dublin, Maeve Binchy is the author of five collections of short stories and twelve novels including Circle of Friends , Light a Penny Candle , Tara Road , The Copper Beech , Evening Class and The Glass Lake .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002921
- Title
- Echoes
- Author
- Binchy, Maeve (SIGNED)
- Format/Binding
- Blue Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0712608192
- ISBN 13
- 9780712608190
- Publisher
- Century Publishing
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1985
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lower Beverley Better Books
Biblio member since 2014
Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- New
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Shelf Wear
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- Price Clipped
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....