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Mrs. Miniver
by Struther, Jan
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1940; presumed First US Edition, no printing/edition stated on copyright page; viii, 288pp. Signed/inscribed by Struther on front end page. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; very minor wear to edges/corners of red cloth boards, gilt titling remains bright and bold; text also very good. Light wear, rubbing to edges of unclipped ($2.00) dust jacket; jacket faded over spine, text is faint but legible; jacket arrives wrapped in protective mylar. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Synopsis
As a best-selling book and an Academy Award-winning movie. Mrs. Miniver's adventures have charmed millions. This edition, published on the fiftieth anniversary of the book's orginal publication in the U.S., features a new introduction by Greer Garson, who won the Academy Award as best actress for her role as Mrs. Miniver.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book House in Dinkytown
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 295393
- Title
- Mrs. Miniver
- Author
- Struther, Jan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1940
- Weight
- 1.50 lbs
Terms of Sale
The Book House in Dinkytown
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About the Seller
The Book House in Dinkytown
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
About The Book House in Dinkytown
Used books bought and sold, classics and collectibles in all fields. In Dinkytown since 1976.
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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...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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