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Homeward Borne, a novel (SIGNED)
by Chatterton, Ruth
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good, with unclipped d/j (torn and split, held within protective sleeve); tan clothbound boards with gilt signature on cove
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1950. 1st. hardback. Very good, with unclipped d/j (torn and split, held within protective sleeve); tan clothbound boards with gilt signature on cover and spine titling on red; water stain at base and some bumping; text block firm, untrimmed pages unmarked and crisp. Inscribed on ffep 'To George - who belongs to me and whom i love deeply. Ruth. April 7th 1950'. With certificate of authenticity.. 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8"" x 5_""). The first novel from Ruth Chatterton, who had been a popular (and twice Oscar-nominated) actress in the 1930s, one of America's first female aviators (a good friend of Amelia Earhart) who flew solo across the US, and novelist of 5 novels.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC123323
- Title
- Homeward Borne, a novel (SIGNED)
- Author
- Chatterton, Ruth
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, with unclipped d/j (torn and split, held within protective sleeve); tan clothbound boards with gilt signature on cove
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1950
- Pages
- 312
- Size
- 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8\"\" x
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, fiction, signed, Chatterton
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
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Inklings & Yarnspinners
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- Crisp
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- Gilt
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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...
- 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...
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