A Chance to Live
by John Patrick Carroll-Abbing
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Good+
- Seller
-
Hudson, Maine, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Longmans Green, 1952. First Edition . Tan Cloth. Very Good+/Good+. Light wear to corners, clean copy. Jacket shows moderate wear/soiling, not price clipped. The story of Monsignor Carroll-Abbing and his Boys Town of Italy, formed after WWII to shelter war orphans. Illus with several B&W photos. Inscribed by the author (in 1974) on the front flyleaf. Also included are a few items: a Christmas greeting from the mayor of Boys' Town - Rome, a donation card, and a photo greeting from the citizens of Boys Towns of Italy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Trench Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007954
- Title
- A Chance to Live
- Author
- John Patrick Carroll-Abbing
- Format/Binding
- Tan Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans Green
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1952
- Bookseller catalogs
- World War 2; Religion;
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About the Seller
Trench Books
Biblio member since 2009
Hudson, Maine
About Trench Books
General stock, but specializing in fiction titles through 1970 and early children's series books. Large inventory, being listed as time permits. All listed titles are subject to prior sale.
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- Cloth
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- Inscribed
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