The Vale of Laughter
by De Vries, Peter
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1967 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. 8vo. 352 pp. First Edition, 1983. Not Price Clipped. Only the slightest wear to bottom edge spine dj, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, tight binding, clean and white. 5.75" x 8.25". Red cloth with yellow and black lettering to spine. Illustrated dj in acetate protector. "Peter De Vries (1910 - 1993) was an American editor and novelist known for his satiric wit. He has been described by the philosopher Daniel Dennett as "probably the funniest writer on religion ever.'".
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Details
- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005854
- Title
- The Vale of Laughter
- Author
- De Vries, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown, and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- LITERATURE AMERICAN AUTHORS MODERN AMERICAN NOVEL FICTION
- Size
- Octavo
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
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- Price Clipped
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- First Edition
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