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Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
por Allan Gurganus
- Usado
- Perto de Excelente
- Capa dura
- Assinado
- first
- Condição
- Perto de Excelente/Very Good Indeed
- Livreiro
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
London: Faber and Faber, 1989. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 9.5" by 6". None. A signed first edition of Allan Gurganus' popular novel 'Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All', in the original unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition of this work. Signed by the author to the title page. In the original publisher's unclipped dustwrapper. 'Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All' is a novel about the life of the ninety-nine year old Lucy Marsden, the widow of Captain William Marsden. They married when she was 15 and he was 50. The novel explores the racial issues of the American South. Written by Allan Gurganus, an American novelist who is best known for this work. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Small closed tear to the tail of the front joint of the dustwrapper, with minor edgewear. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and clean. Near Fine
Sinopse
Allan Gurganus's The Practical Heart (0-679-43763-0) will be published by Knopf in August 2001. He lives in North Carolina.
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 669P14
- Título
- Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
- Autor
- Allan Gurganus
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encadernação
- Cloth
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Perto de Excelente
- Condição de sobrecapa
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First edition
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- Faber and Faber
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1989
- Dimensão
- 9.5" by 6"
- Palavras-chave
- allan gurganus Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All confederate lucy marsden Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All american south america
Termos da venda
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Sobre o Vendedor
Rooke Books
Membro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
Sobre Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossário
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
