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An American Homeplace
by McCaig, Donald
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0517584875
- ISBN 13
- 9780517584873
- Seller
-
Northfield, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: Crown, 1992. McCaig recounts the twenty year challenge he and his wife faced, beginning in 1971, when they moved to an abandoned farm in western Virginia and begin to raise sheep and till the land. First printing. Spine heel bumped. Jacket corners show a touch of wear, in Brodart. Inscribed on the half title page "To Edward Gross, best wishes from his neighbor over the mountain. Donald McCaig. 26 September 1992, Norfolk.". Inscribed By the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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- Bookseller
- MLC Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- D200112
- Title
- An American Homeplace
- Author
- McCaig, Donald
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0517584875
- ISBN 13
- 9780517584873
- Publisher
- Crown
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1992
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography/Autobiography;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
MLC Books
Biblio member since 2009
Northfield, Minnesota
About MLC Books
MLC Books has been selling online since 2006, with a heavy emphasis on vintage and collectible crime fiction, other fiction, and books related to Minnesota. A diverse general stock available as well.
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- Heel
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- Brodart
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Half Title
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