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The Book of Love: A Treasury Inspired by the Greatest of Virtues
by Greeley, Andrew M.; Durkin, Mary G
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- ISBN 10
- 031287183X
- ISBN 13
- 9780312871833
- Seller
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Toms River, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Forge Books, 2002. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 1st Printing Stated First Edition; includes complete number line including number one. Hard cover in good condition with bright red boards and red gilt spine lettering. Text block clean and tight but for a full page gift inscription on front fly leaf. No other markings noted. Dust jacket in fair condition, has a water stain on back jacket; not price clipped. * From the book, ""Bestselling author Andrew M. Greeley and his sister, Mary G. Durkin, have compiled a beautiful and inspiring anthology that will help us comprehend this most important of virtues and also help us express and understand what it means to love, and how to love wisely. . . . People of all nations, creeds. colors, and denominations will appreciate this treasury of essays, poems, stories, and songs reflecting the one human need that has remained constant : Love.""
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- Bookseller
- Elk Creek Heritage Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008233
- Title
- The Book of Love: A Treasury Inspired by the Greatest of Virtues
- Author
- Greeley, Andrew M.; Durkin, Mary G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 031287183X
- ISBN 13
- 9780312871833
- Publisher
- Forge Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- Love, Love - Quotations and maxims, Love - Literary collections
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature & Classics & Essays;
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About the Seller
Elk Creek Heritage Books
Biblio member since 2015
Toms River, New Jersey
About Elk Creek Heritage Books
Elk Creek Heritage Books opened for business in 2002 with both online selling and an open shop. We continue now as an online-only bookshop and maintain a growing inventory with new additions regularly uploaded. Our largest subject areas include History, Religion, Biography, and Fiction, however, we also carry books on many other subjects, in addition to our collection of rare and antiquarian books. Our goal is to provide you, our customer, with a completely satisfactory experience.
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