FOR THE GOOD OF THE CAUSE
by Solzhenitsyn, Alexander (translated by David Floyd and Max Hayward)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/Good Plus
- Seller
-
Creswell, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
NEW YORK: Frederick A. Praeger , 1964 . Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Good Plus. FIRST EDTION. From the renowned Soviet novelist, set in a school in a small provincial town in the U.S.S.R. where bureaucrats victimize its ordinary, decent citizens. 134 pp. Remainder mark to top edge. Light rubbing to extremties. A bit of light sunning to spine. Very light bump to rear bottom corner, front upper corner. Light soiling to top edge; very light yellowing to very edge of pages. Light pipe tobacco aroma. Corner fold to one page, 1.5 inch closed tear to another. DJ archivally protected. Light rubbing and soiling to DJ panels. Light sunning to DJ spine. Light DJ edgewear with a 1 inch closed tear and ten or so smaller closed tears, an 0.25 inch by 1 inch chip and several smaller chips. Light creasing to edges.
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- Bookseller
- The Sensible Magpie
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 162
- Title
- FOR THE GOOD OF THE CAUSE
- Author
- Solzhenitsyn, Alexander (translated by David Floyd and Max Hayward)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Frederick A. Praeger
- Place of Publication
- NEW YORK
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- SOCIALISM - FICTION ; U.S.S.R. - FICTION
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The Sensible Magpie has no established storefront; she is MAIL ORDER ONLY. Once payment is received and processed, item(s) will be shipped out promptly.
PAYPAL ACCEPTED and ENCOURAGED!!
Orders will be filled and shipped out on as soon as they are processed, within two days of accepting order, generally. If you have need of quicker delivery, please call directly: (541) 942-6479, between 8am and 8pm, Pacific Standard Time.
Media and Priority Rates include standard USPS tracking numbers, which I will include once processed.
Postage rates for within the U.S. will cover up to five pounds.
If your order is heavier or oversized, we may contact you noting extra charges are required.
Delivery confirmation available upon request.
UPS and FEDEX Expedited Services available if requested and will be rated accordingly.
We pack well! We want your order to arrive in the same manner as it left us. 30 Day return if your book is not as described, with full refund including original shipping costs.
Customer information kept confidential. Used ONLY for the purpose of fulfilling orders. NEVER sold or soliticited to by any other party.
Miss Magpie humbly thanks you for your interest!
"My head was a magpie's nest
lined with such bright scraps
of information."
~Alice Munro
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The Sensible Magpie
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Creswell, Oregon
About The Sensible Magpie
Just-Because-I-Feel-Like-It SALE... 25% off ALL BOOKS!!!The Sensible Magpie is the newest venture of a full-time beekeeper and busy mother of two small children. She has experience as an assistant to an IOBA bookseller from whom she procured this eclectic collection of books. They range from children's books to philosophy, illustrated classic novels to modern poetry, Northwest history to Japanese architecture, cookbooks to handgun manuals, and much more.
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