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Edge of Sadness, the by Edwin O'connor - 1978

by Edwin O'connor

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Edge of Sadness, the

by Edwin O'connor

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Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1978. pulitzer prize 1962. limited edition published exclusively for subscribers. gold gilted edges. front and back covers as well as spine stamped with gold gilt. In this moving novel, Father Hugh Kennedy, a recovering alcoholic, returns to Boston to repair his damaged priesthood. There he is drawn into the unruly world of the Carmodys, a sprawling, prosperous Irish family teeming with passion and riddled with secrets. The story of this entanglement is a beautifully rendered tale of grace and renewal, of friendship and longing, of loneliness and spiritual aridity giving way to hope.. 1st. Hard Cover. Very Good/Not Issued. Illus. by Robert Heindel. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Franklin Library.
  • Bookseller First Landing Books & Art US (US)
  • Illustrator Robert Heindel
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good
  • Jacket Condition Not Issued
  • Edition 1st
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Franklin Library
  • Place of Publication Franklin Center, PA
  • Date Published 1978
  • Keywords Edwin O'connor Edge Sadness Robert Heindel Franklin Library Father Hugh Kennedy Recovering Recovery Alcoholic Alcoholism Boston Addict Addiction Priest Priesthood Carmodys Irish Family Secret Secrets Grace Renewal Friendship Longing Lonliness Spiritua
  • Size 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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The Edge of Sadness

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The Edge of Sadness

The Edge of Sadness

by O'Connor, Edwin

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Loyola Press, 2005. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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The edge of sadness.

by O'Connor, Edwin

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Boston: Little, Brown. 1961. Mass-market paperback. Good. No dust jacket.. 460 p. 22 cm. . No previous owner's name. worn cover-nice pages-old book .
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Little Brown & Co (T), 1961-06. Hardcover. Used: Good.
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THE EDGE OF SADNESS [Import] [Hardcover] by EDWIN O'CONNOR

by Edwin O'Connor

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Little, Brown and Company, 1961. Unknown Binding. Good. the pulitzer prize winner 1962 seal on front of book
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THE EDGE OF SADNESS (BCE, NICE BOOK)
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GRAY CLOTH GOLD LETTERING. VERY NICE COPY WITH VERY LITTLE FADING, NICE VARIANT OF 4 DIFFERENT FIRST EDITIONS OF THIS BOOK. sEE PHOTOS AND KNOW WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. tHIS IS A NICE GAP FILLER.
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Atlantic/Little, Brown, 1961. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very good/good in good jacket. Jacket has water staining and chipping on edges. Spine is tight and pages clean but some water staining. Book club edition that, oddly enough, says 1st Edition.
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Little Brown & Co, 1961. Hardcover. Very Good. Nice looking book, has minor edge wear.has tears on the dusk jacket. has name stamped on inside cover pages.
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THE EDGE OF SADNESS (1st BCE)
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GREY CLOTH WITH GOLD LETTERING. first edition but it is Book Club, but makes a nice Gap Filler. previous owners name in ink 1st leaf, book has minor fade to edges. DJ has minor fade to spine and rubbing shelf wear. It is a nice GAP FILLER till you can find that $350 1st.
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The Edge of Sadness

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Franklin Library, 1978. Like New/No Dust Jacket. This is one of the original (pre-1980) Franklin Library books with Beautiful, extra FINE Leather binding. This is a Limited Edition printing (so stated), bound in genuine OLIVE GREEN leather binding. The copyright date is 1978. The cover designs are accented in 22kt gold. The binding includes thick (silk like) endpapers, gold gilt on all page fore-edges, ribbed spine and attached book ribbon. This book is in FINE, As New condition with no bookplates or markings - this book has never been read. We always ship carefully in a sturdy box.
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