Patchwork Child
by Astor, Brooke
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York and Evanston: Harper and Row Publishers, 1962. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Near Fine cloth first edition (stated) with gilt lettering on spine and Near Fine DJ. Light shelf wear to bottom of spine and boards. Discoloration to front end papers where a newpaper clipping had been inserted. DJ is clipped and displays edgewear and light chipping to top and bottom of spine and corners. No markings or creases. 224 pages.
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- Bookseller
- William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000471
- Title
- Patchwork Child
- Author
- Astor, Brooke
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 2nd Printing
- Publisher
- Harper and Row Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York and Evanston
- Date Published
- 1962
- Pages
- 224
- Keywords
- biography, history
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
Biblio member since 2018
Greenwood, South Carolina
About William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts specializes in modern poetry and southern history, with an emphasis on first and signed editions.
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- Gilt
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- Shelf Wear
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- Chipping
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- Cloth
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