A House in the Uplands
by Caldwell, Erskine
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good-/Very Good
- Seller
-
San Jose, California, United States
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About This Item
Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good-/Very Good. Signed. SIGNED, without inscription, by Erskine Caldwell on the half title page. The volume is lightly pushed on the spine ends, has an erasure on the top of the front endpaper, asmall abrasion on each pastedown (as if holding the jacket in place, except they don't match up), and a piece of tape on the rear pastedowen underneath the flap (serving no useful purpose). A bookplate of noted collector Rolland Comstock is on the front pstedown underneath the flap. The edge worn, unclipped, dust jacket, protected in a sleeve, is sunned on the spine (almost rendering the title illegible), lightly chipped at the spine crown and corners, and has a 1/2" closed tear on the top of each facing panel.
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- Bookseller
- Trilby & Co. Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17040122
- Title
- A House in the Uplands
- Author
- Caldwell, Erskine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good-
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Duell, Sloan and Pearce
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- first edition|signed
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Trilby & Co. Books
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About Trilby & Co. Books
Trilby & Co. Books is located in Northern California. The company was founded years ago by a Shetland Sheepdog named Trilby. Trilby's message to her family was brief and direct - the sale of books would increase disposable income and improve the quality of provisions in her food dish. My name is McTavish (picture above). I am the current CEO of this company, and I approve of her message. Oh, by the way, my speciality is literature, with an emphasis on first editions and signed books.
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Sunned
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Bookplate
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Jacket
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