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The Man Who Invented Sin: And Other Stories by O'Faolain, Sean - 1948

by O'Faolain, Sean

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The Man Who Invented Sin:  And Other Stories by O'Faolain, Sean - 1948

The Man Who Invented Sin: And Other Stories

by O'Faolain, Sean

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NY: The Devin-Adair Company. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket chipped, closed tears, faded with . piece missing at the spine.. 1948. First Printing. Hardcover. Blue cloth. Black and white illustrations. “Poetry without blarney, incantation without the wand displayed, the Irish story at its best. ” Woodcut illustrations by Elizabeth Rivers. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 183 pages .
  • Bookseller Old Saratoga Books US (US)
  • Illustrator Elizabeth Rivers
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket chipped, closed tears, faded with piece missing at the spine.
  • Edition First Printing
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher The Devin-Adair Company
  • Place of Publication NY
  • Date Published 1948

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The Man Who Invented Sin: Fifteen Stories Chosen By the Author as His Best (

by O'Faolain, Sean

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New York: The Devi-Adair Compan, 1949. SECOND PRINTING. Full blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Jacket has not been price clipped but is sunned and chippted around the edges. No previous owner's names, not exlibrary. Overall a VERY GOOD book in a FAIR brodart protected dust jacket.. Full Cloth. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
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The Man Who Invented Sin

by O'Faolain, Sean

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Old Greenwich, CT: Devin-Adair, 1948. Book. Illus. by Rivers, Elizabeth. Near Fine. Hardcover. Third Printing. 183 pages, b/w illustrations by Elizabeth Rivers, 8vo, black cloth. Near fine; dust jacket good+, small edge tears with slight loss, lightly rubbed.
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The Man Who Invented Sin

by O'FAOLAIN, Sean

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New York: Devin Adair Co, 1948. Hardcover. Good/Good. Good hardcover with Good dustwrapper. The book spine ends and cover edges have light chipping. The book covers have light fading. The dustwrapper panel edges have chipping with a some short tears. The dustwrapper panels have minor soiling. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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The Man Who Invented Sin

by O'Faolain, Sean

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New York: Devin-Adair, 1948. First Edition/First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Owner name. Jacket spine sunned. Short stories.
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THE MAN WHO INVENTED SIN

THE MAN WHO INVENTED SIN

by O'Faolain, Sean

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CROTON-ON-HUDSON, New York, United States
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New York: Devin-Adair Company, 1948. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Book condition is Very Good; with a Very Good dust jacket. A few chips and tears to jacket edges. Owner name to FEP. Text is clean and unmarked. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
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The Man Who Invented Sin

by O'Faolain, Sean

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Underlining
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Devin Adair. Fair/Fair. 1948. Underlining. Hard Cover. (O173) .
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