A Song of Sixpence
by A.J. Cronin
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine
- Seller
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Libertyville, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Little, Brown and Company, 1964. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Fine. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover with dust jacket. Dust jacket shows signs of wear, with tearing on the edges and spine. Cover to book is clean, straight and hard. The pages show slight discoloration due to age and is firmly bound. This book is in very fine condition with a good dust jacket...
Synopsis
A Song of Sixpence is a 1964 novel by A. J. Cronin about the coming to manhood of Laurence Carroll and his life in Scotland. Its sequel is A Pocketful of Rye. As with several of his other novels, Cronin drew on his own experiences growing up in Scotland for this book. The titles of both novels come from the children's nursery rhyme, Sing a Song of Sixpence.
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Details
- Bookseller
- TNT Enterprises (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B10869
- Title
- A Song of Sixpence
- Author
- A.J. Cronin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Date Published
- 1964
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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