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Waiting for Winter
by John O'Hara
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
A first printing of the first edition [Random House New York (1966)] signed by John O'Hara on the first fly leaf. The book is in near fine condition with shelf wear on the cloth at the bottom edge but with no remainder marks, a tight and square binding, no owner inscriptions or highlighting and no staining or marking. The dust jacket is also in near fine condition, not price-clipped ($5.95 ), with several creases and some shelf wear. It is now protected by an archival cover which is easily removable. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information.
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Details
- Bookseller
- C&S Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001081
- Title
- Waiting for Winter
- Author
- John O'Hara
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1966
- Pages
- 466
- Size
- 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
C&S Books
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About the Seller
C&S Books
Biblio member since 2023
Windsor, Ontario
About C&S Books
At C&S Books we have been collecting books for many years. We appreciate the beauty of a truly collectible book, with regard to both edition and condition. We maintain a small inventory of carefully curated first editions, many signed by award winning authors.
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Shelf Wear
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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- New
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- Remainder
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- Fine
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