A Singular Country
by Donleavy, J.P
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1870805011
- ISBN 13
- 9781870805018
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Peterborough: Ryan Publishing, 1989. James Patrick's hillarious take on the quirky ways of his adoptive country. This is a Fine copy of the First English Edition. Dark blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on the spine. Clean and fresh text; 198 pages. The dustwrapper is uncut; just a bit of minor edgewear, confined to the head of the spine, else Fine. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First UK Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001914
- Title
- A Singular Country
- Author
- Donleavy, J.P
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First UK Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 1870805011
- ISBN 13
- 9781870805018
- Publisher
- Ryan Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Peterborough
- Date Published
- 1989
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature (Irish Authors);
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
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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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- Spine
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- Dustwrapper
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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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...