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THE WINTHROP COVENANT
by Auchincloss, Louis
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1976. 246 pages. Original black cloth. Top edge stained maroon. [23.3 cm.] Very nearly fine in near fine dust jacket. Gutters of beige endpapers a little faded, two tiny spots to fore-edge. Jacket shows the slightest hint of sun to spine panel and some minor rubbing. FIRST EDITION. A historical novel depicting the prominent New England family from colonial times to the 20th century.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0000361
- Title
- THE WINTHROP COVENANT
- Author
- Auchincloss, Louis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- literature fiction puritanism puritans
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERATURE - U.S. - 20TH CENTURY; HISTORICAL FICTION; NEW ENGLAND;
Terms of Sale
Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
We offer a full refund, including the purchase price and the original shipping cost, in the event an item is not as described in the listing, provided that we receive the returned item within 30 days after delivery. We will refund the purchase price, but not the shipping, for any other reason, within ten (10) days of delivery, provided we are given prior notification of the return (please email or phone) and all items are returned in the condition in which they were received.
About the Seller
Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Durham, North Carolina
About Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
An online shop focusing on Americana, particularly books pertaining to the South, and offering rare, scholarly, and antique books on a variety of other subjects. Proprietor David J. Eilenberger worked for over five years at respected firms in the A.B.A.A. before establishing the company in 2010. In addition to books, we are interested in acquiring broadsides, ephemera, 19th-century photographs, and manuscripts. Member Independent Online Booksellers Association since 2017.
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- Spine
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- New
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
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- First Edition
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