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The Haunting of Hill House
by Shirley Jackson
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Uncasville, Connecticut
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About This Item
first edition first print hardcover in dust jacket (Viking, 1959); no prior owner marks; minimal age tone; tight bind; slight lean to spine;.clean cloth cover vivid titling; dust wrapper edge wear at head/heel of spine (little rubbing no tears); slim chip at top front corner; little rubbing front corners; flap price present dsk
Synopsis
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson is widely considered one of the best literary ghost stories published during the twentieth century. The novel has been adapted to film twice — in 1963 and again in 1999 — both times under the title The Haunting . The Gothic tale tells the story of socially repressed Eleanor Vance and three others who head to Hill House to partake in an experiment involving paranormal activities.
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Details
- Bookseller
- DrPanglossBooks
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 918205
- Title
- The Haunting of Hill House
- Author
- Shirley Jackson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket condition
- Good
- Quantity-available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Date Published
- 1959
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- spine
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- jacket
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- rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
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