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Private Demons: The Life of Shirley Jackson
by Oppenheimer, Judy
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0399133569
- ISBN 13
- 9780399133565
- Seller
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Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. 304 pp. Black and blue paper-covered boards in dust jacket. Sunning to dj spine, tiny knick to rear dj panel. Spine ends gently pushed, faint sunning along board edges, small remainder mark to top edge. Interior clean, binding sound. Illustrated with 16 pages of black and white photographs.
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- Bookseller
- small volume
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 166
- Title
- Private Demons: The Life of Shirley Jackson
- Author
- Oppenheimer, Judy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0399133569
- ISBN 13
- 9780399133565
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- Shirley Jackson, The Lottery, Haunting of Hill House, Come Along with Me.
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Providence, Rhode Island
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- G
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- 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....
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