The Complete Shorter Fiction
by Melville, Herman
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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About This Item
London, England: Folio Society 2012. (hardcover) xviii, 504pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. 4to. Melville's 22 shorter works. Frontispiece and 15 colour illustrations. Illustrated, buckram cover with with black endpapers and a plain silver slipcase which shows minor wear. The Title page has been squarely clipped, possibly to remove previous owner's identification; else is clean, crisp, bright and tight..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Spafford Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 124273
- Title
- The Complete Shorter Fiction
- Author
- Melville, Herman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Keywords
- Literature, American Authors, American Literature, Fiction, Folio Society, Literature, Short Stories
Terms of Sale
Spafford Books
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About the Seller
Spafford Books
Biblio member since 2009
Regina, Saskatchewan
About Spafford Books
50 + years buying and selling. Large stock dealing with western Canada, fur trade, Indigenous Peoples, general antiquarian. Open by appointment or chance! Call 1-306-525-4910.
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- Folio
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