Bird Alone.
by O'FAOLAIN, Sean
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Tamworth, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, (1936). "Duplicate Proof for Retention", of the first English edition.. Soft cover. Very Good. Duplicate Proof for Retention / Does not contain Proof Reader's marks". Blue-green wrappers, sewn text block, pp. 304. Spine is cocked, rear cover slightly marked, else a very good copy. Few copies were likely printed. Note Rear cover: The Alden Press (Oxford) Ltd., Oxford. Sean O'Faolain, original name John Francis Whelan, (born February 22, 1900, Cork, County Cork, Ireland-died April 20, 1991, Dublin), Irish writer best known for his short stories about Ireland's lower and middle classes. He often examined the decline of the nationalist struggle or the failings of Irish Roman Catholicism. His work reflects the reawakening of interest in Irish culture stimulated by the Irish literary renaissance of the early 20th century. [Britannica]
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- Bookseller
- Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 07197
- Title
- Bird Alone.
- Author
- O'FAOLAIN, Sean
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- London: Jonathan Cape, (1936). "Duplicate Proof for Retention", of the first English edition.
- Keywords
- LITM-Z
- Bookseller catalogs
- Irish Literature;
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Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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About the Seller
Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Tamworth, Ontario
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Glossary
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- 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....
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....