New York: The Viking Press, 1938. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First American Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 284 pp, Published March, 1938, 14 short stories. Binding tight and square, pages unmarked, clean, with slightly age-toned e.p.'s, light brown woven cloth boards, with paper author/title to fr cover and dimmed a bit on spine. cloth crisp with only faint wear to lower rear foreedge, DJ chipped top and bottom spine and some to edges, and sun-tanned all around. unclipped DJ handles OK in acetate protector. .

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 007678
Title: A Purse of Coppers - short stories
Author: O'Faolain, Sean
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Fair
Edition: First American Edition
Publisher: The Viking Press
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1938
Keywords: Irish short story writer - Sean O'Faolain - Ireland 1930's - 20th century english language fiction
Bookseller catalogs: LITERATURE;
Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall

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West Side Book Shop, Located in downtown Ann Arbor, was established in 1975 by Jay Platt, a member of the ABAA. West Side Book Shop offers a wide selection of used and rare books.

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