New York: Crown Publishers. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0517567882 . INSCRIBED by author on half-title page, "12.12. 88 For Rolland, I'm so happy to be able to share this with you. Hope you find it meaningful. Yours Mary La Chapelle." Stated First Edition with full numberline. "House of Heroes, an extraordinary first collection of short stories by award-winning author Mary La Chapelle, is set in the Great Lakes region, where fish frys and church bazaars color an emotional landscape of superstition and challenged faith." Photocopied review laid in. Ships same or next business day. Bookplate of noted collector, Rolland Comstock, on front paste-down endpaper. Slight slant to spine. Small bumps on bottom corners and spine ends. Overall, pages are tight, bright, and clean. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has minimal edge and shelf wear. Lightly yellowed on flaps. Small creases on spine ends. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 243 pages; Signed by Author .

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Bookseller: Good Books In The Woods (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 72682
Title: House of Heroes And Other Stories
Author: La Chapelle, Mary
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Publisher: Crown Publishers
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1988
Keywords: 0517567882

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