A Corner of the World
by SHAPLEN, Robert
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Springs, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1949., 1949. First edition (so stated). 8vo. Original terra-cotta cloth stamped in gilt and blind, top edge stained yellow. Color pictorial dust jacket designed by Warren Chappell (unclipped). Very good. No signatures or bookplates. 246 pages. Printed by Kingsport Press, Inc., Kingsport, Tenn. Author's first book.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Houle Rare Books & Autographs (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 228450
- Title
- A Corner of the World
- Author
- SHAPLEN, Robert
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1949.
- Date Published
- 1949
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About the Seller
Houle Rare Books & Autographs
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Palm Springs, California
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
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