Incense to Idols
by ASHTON-WARNER,SYLVIA
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- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
simon and schuster new york 1960. first edition inscribed by author to NZ playwright Bruce Mason 312pp VERY GOOD+ (white paper boards w.cerise patterned cloth spine,sl.soiling to content edges,author's inscr.to ffep - To Bruce for coming to see me in spite of having read this book. Sylvia February 12.61. Tauranga - eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD- dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled/foxed,browned spine,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.) from the library of NZ playwright Bruce Mason
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- Title
- Incense to Idols
- Author
- ASHTON-WARNER,SYLVIA
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- simon and schuster new york 1960
- Keywords
- modern first edition literature new zealand signed sylvia ashton-warner bruce mason
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