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The Forest of the South
by Gordon, Caroline
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1945. Association Copy, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front end page - "To the Ingenious Josephine, with kindest regards, and kindest remembrances of the Writer's Conference, Caroline Gordon July 1950. With small address label rear paste down of fellow author and longtime Professor of Literature at Indiana University Josephine K. Piercy. Caroline Gordon first attended the Indiana University Writer's Conference, one of the most prestigious in the country, in 1950. Josephine Piercy authored several scholarly literary studies and became the first woman to attain Full Professor in English at IU. REVIEW COPY, with publisher's Review slip laid in. Very Good, shadow from review slip front end page and paste down, small corner bump, in a Very Good dust jacket, spine faded and slight edge wear. A wonderful Association Copy, Caroline Gordon inscibed copies are SCARCE.. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005982
- Title
- The Forest of the South
- Author
- Gordon, Caroline
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1945
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Women Authors;
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- Association Copy
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- Spine
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- Inscribed
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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