Laughing Boy.: Illustrated by William Gregg
by La Farge, Oliver
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine Condition
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1977. Hardcover. Fine Condition. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Novel in 1930. Bound in the publisher's original brown composition leather with the title stamped in gilt on the spine. Four raised bands on the spine. Decorations stamped in gilt on the covers and spine. All edges gilt. Silk moire end papers.
Synopsis
Laughing Boy is a 1929 novel by Oliver La Farge about the clash between American culture and that of southwestern Native Americans. It won the Pulitzer Prize in 1930.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9005804
- Title
- Laughing Boy.
- Author
- La Farge, Oliver
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Franklin Center
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- leather; Pulitzer Prize Winner; American Literature
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...