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Dreams of Dead Women's Handbags; Collected Stories
by Mackay, Shena
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1559211210
- ISBN 13
- 9781559211215
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Wakefield: Moyer Bell, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped ($24.95). Black cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A collection of short stories from the Scottish author written over a span of twenty years.
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- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6876
- Title
- Dreams of Dead Women's Handbags; Collected Stories
- Author
- Mackay, Shena
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1559211210
- ISBN 13
- 9781559211215
- Publisher
- Moyer Bell
- Place of Publication
- Wakefield
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- Scottish Literature, Short Stories, Contemporary Literature, Modern Literature, 20th Century Literature
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
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