And the Price Is Right. The R.H. Macy Story
by Harriman, Margaret Case
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Cleveland & New York: World Publishing, 1958. A Near Fine copy of the First Edition (stated). Gray cloth binding with red & black illustration on the front board and spine. The illustrations are by Roy Doty. Hint of bump on corners, else Fine. The unclipped DJ is quite striking, in yellow, black, & red. Light wear to the edges with a hint of wrinkling and some sun fade to the spine. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Roy Doty.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000905
- Title
- And the Price Is Right. The R.H. Macy Story
- Author
- Harriman, Margaret Case
- Illustrator
- Roy Doty
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- World Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland & New York
- Date Published
- 1958
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fashion;
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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