So Near and Yet So Far
by Kimbrough, Emily
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- VG+/VG+
- Seller
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Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
Item Price
£60.87£48.70
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1955. Book. Illus. by Mircea Vasilu. VG+. Quarter Cloth and Hard Cover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quarter blue cloth with gray. White tiles to the spine. Orange design to the front. 241 pp. SIGNED and INSCRIBED, " For Terry Curry with attitude all best wishes Emily Kimbrough ". This copy is VG+ in a VG, unclipped ($3.50) DJ. Exterior is rich and clean. Tiles and design are bright. Only a hint of edge wear. Insige EPs are decorative map of Louisiana. Unmarked, crisp, and with modestly toned text block. DJ clean and rich with modest sunning to spine, and modest wear at ends of spine and along the edges. Lovely drawings. SCARCE INSCRIBED. Lovely..
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- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001659
- Title
- So Near and Yet So Far
- Author
- Kimbrough, Emily
- Illustrator
- Mircea Vasilu
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- VG+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1955
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Indiana Authors, Publishers, Topics, & Association;
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About the Seller
Bailey Bonzo Books
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Shelbyville, Indiana
About Bailey Bonzo Books
Bailey Bonzo Books....Specializing in collectble First Editions, SIGNED copies, Science Fiction/Fantasy, and RARE copies of all kinds.
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- VG
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- Spine
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