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Midsummer Night Madness & Other Stories; With An Introduction By Edward Garnett
by O'Faolain, Sean
- Used
- Fine
- first
- Condition
- Fine/near fine
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1932. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/near fine. First edition of Midsummer Night & Other Stories by Sean O'Faolain. Octavo, 283pp. Green cloth, title printed on spine. Stated "First Published 1932" on copyright page. In publishers scarce first edition dust jacket, retail price on front flap, light wear along top edge, small closed tear at seam, otherwise near fine. Works by Sean O'Faolain, originally named John Francis Whelan, focus on the lower and middle class Irish citizens. Midsummer Night Madness was his first successful work.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2085
- Title
- Midsummer Night Madness & Other Stories; With An Introduction By Edward Garnett
- Author
- O'Faolain, Sean
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1932
- Keywords
- King of the Beggars: A Life of Daniel O'Connell , Vive moi!, The Irish, a Character Study, Midsummer Night Madness and Other Stories, A Nest of Simple Folk
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
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- Copyright page
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- Spine
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