Dud's House
by Keary, Jack
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Hardwick, Massachusetts, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Philadelphia: Dorrance & Company, 1967 Cloth. Memoir of the author's Boston family, in which the Irish patriarch ". . .succeeds through imagination and humour in combining the job of raising a family of rich and varied personalities with the life-long vocation of providing the outside world with as much love as it can take." SIGNED/INSCRIBED by the author on front endpaper. Light-to-moderate rubbing of cover extremities. Prior owner bookplate inside front cover. Clean and tight. Dust jacket moderately edgeworn, lightly wrinkled and creased. Spine somewhat darkened/brownstained; jacket otherwise lightly soiled.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Curiosity Book Shop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12980
- Title
- Dud's House
- Author
- Keary, Jack
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Dorrance & Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1967
Terms of Sale
The Curiosity Book Shop
Price includes Media Rate postage in U.S. Extra shipping costs quoted as needed. Returns within 10 days at buyer's expense; contact me first, please.
About the Seller
The Curiosity Book Shop
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Hardwick, Massachusetts
About The Curiosity Book Shop
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.