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Dorothy & Red
by Sheean, Vincent
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Heinemann, London, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. acknowledgements, Index. Between pages 148 and 149 there are 24 pages of black-and-white photography. Red coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Plaintext dustwrapper with white and blue coloured titles to the front panel and blue and red coloured titles to the back strip The biography of Dorothy Thompson and Sinclair Lewis, of their meeting, courtship, marriage and eventual divorce due to Sinclair Lewis alcohol consumption. The book is based on their correspondence to each other and Dorothy's diary entries. Softening and rubbing of the strip edges rubbing of the top book corners and lower book edges. Uniform light age toning of the text block edges and pages. Original owners name to the top edge of the free front end page. Chipping of the dustwrapper corners and lower back strip edge. There are small splits to either side of the top dustwrapper edge. Fading of the back strip and handling marks and a little rubbing up present. Creasing to the lower edge of the front panel. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [6], VII - XII, 291, [1] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; United States; Inventory No: 0126534. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0126534
- Title
- Dorothy & Red
- Author
- Sheean, Vincent
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Dorothy Thompson, Sinclair Lewis, biography, diaries, letters, literature, United States Biography & Autobiography; United States; Photographic Unbranded Sheean, Vincent Dorothy & Red
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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