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Tellers of Tales: A Definitive Anthology of the Short Story
by Maugham, W. Somerset (Ed. )
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Acceptable
- Seller
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Fayetteville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1939. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good/Acceptable. 9x6x2. Dust jacket is quite worn with surface missing on the front, edges are torn and chipped, spine sunned - lots of general wear and repairs - G- or poor+. Brock red buckram boards are in near fine condition. Bookplate on inside front cover, hinge weakened at title page. First edition. All orders packed with care, dust jackets protected by Brodart sleeve, independent bookseller since 2011
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- Bookseller
- Ivy Ridge Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10934
- Title
- Tellers of Tales: A Definitive Anthology of the Short Story
- Author
- Maugham, W. Somerset (Ed. )
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Doran & Company
- Date Published
- 1939
- Size
- 9x6x2
- Weight
- 3.13 lbs
- Keywords
- literature & fiction
Terms of Sale
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Ivy Ridge Books
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