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The Man Who Invented Sin, and other stories
by O'Faolain, Sean
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
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Spray, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Devin-Adair Company, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Elizabeth Rivers. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, bound in blue cloth, with sharp and distinct lettering to spine, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Dust jacket present, not price-clipped, protected by Brodart sleeve, but sunned at spine and moderately worn including at spine head and foot mostly. The author's 15 best stories as chosen by him, he having been born in 1900 in County Cork. 183 pp. and augmented with the fine black-and-white woodcuts of Elizabeth Rivers.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Bookseller
- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 350189
- Title
- The Man Who Invented Sin, and other stories
- Author
- O'Faolain, Sean
- Illustrator
- Elizabeth Rivers
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Devin-Adair Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1948
- Size
- 8vo 8" - 9" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Sean O'Faolain|Elizabeth Rivers|short stories|literature|Irish writers
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