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SECOND GROWTH
by Stegner Wallace
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1947. First Edition, Affectionately INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY STEGNER "TO J.... P......, the favorite reader of this author * * Wallace Stegner". 8vo, publisher’s original green boards, the spine and upper cover lettered in navy, in the original dustjacket. 240pp. A fine copy but for subtle fading to the spine edge and gentle wear to the jacket. A HANDSOME COPY OF THIS VERY PERSONALLY INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION AND IMPORTANT STEGNER TITLE. Set in a village in New Hampshire the book tells the story of one way of life warred with another, native against outsider, the static against the changing. Modernity and change came with the summer people, a quiet group who sought the upland farms and the lakeside cottages, while the toughness of a sound old tradition remained with the villages and farmers. Between the two, caught in the crossfire between the contending forces, were a handful of people who belong to neither, or to both. The book is a story of familiar experience, a universal story.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Buddenbrooks, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27672
- Title
- SECOND GROWTH
- Author
- Stegner Wallace
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1947
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Buddenbrooks, Inc.
Biblio member since 2009
Newburyport, Massachusetts
About Buddenbrooks, Inc.
Buddenbrooks has one of the finest collections of landmark, rare books and manuscripts in the world. Our intention is to provide great books or manuscripts in excellent condition. We enjoy sharing our passion and expertise with anyone interested in fine and rare books. And we also look forward to the opportunity to meet you. We maintain premises in the heart of historic Newburyport which are reminiscent of a European style librarie. We encourage you to visit our shop where books are beautifully presented in fine library cabinets in a sophisticated environment. We are also available by appointment only to meet with clients in Boston, where we also have maintained a presence for over 40 years. If you see an item which interests you or if you would like to learn more about our offerings, please contact us via telephone, fax or e-mail.
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