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Vagabond's House
by Blanding, Don
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1943. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Blanding, Don. The Hawaiian writer's most famous work, containing both new poems & ones included in earlier books. Originally published in 1928, this is the 30th printing from 1943, in 114 pages, illustrated by author in pen-and-ink throughout, & SIGNED by him on ffep. Hardcover 12mo has light blue cloth-covered boards with bright silver stamped design & lettering to front & spine. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean & crisp, with age-appropriate tanning to all pages, heavier to edges & endpapers. Unmarked except for "Xmas '50" written in small pen inside front cover & a long personalized gift inscription on a folded piece of paper affixed to ffep with small sticker (photo 4); slight offsetting from that paper to opposite page. Corners crisp with very slight rubbing to extremities. The unclipped DJ is just Good: taped repair along entire length of back, light staining to back cover near fine; does not impact book. Chipping to corners & paper loss at head of spine, heavy rubbing to extremities; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover Free! We are also offering an unsigned copy; please see our listing #018844). Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping if ordered by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next day.
Reviews
On Jun 9 2016, a reader said:
This was my Father's favorite book and he shared it with me over 50 years ago. Long after he is gone I can still hear him read those words and feel the way Don Blanding brought his Vagabond's House alive. I am getting ready to share it with my Granddaughters and give them the same gift the book and my Dad gave me. The gift of poetry that touches your heart.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023604
- Title
- Vagabond's House
- Author
- Blanding, Don
- Illustrator
- Blanding, Don
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1943
- Keywords
- HAWAII WRITERS AUTHORS POET VERSE ILLUSTRATED HAWAIIAN ISLAND signed poetry poems
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed Books; Literature/Literary Criticism/Poetry/Short Stories; Hawaiiana/Other Islands;
Terms of Sale
Gargoyle Books
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About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
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- Spine
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Edges
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- First Edition
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- 12mo
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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