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Instead of the Trees A Final Chapter of Autobiography
by Priestley, J. B
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 081282265X
- ISBN 13
- 9780812822656
- Seller
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The Woodlands, Texas, United States
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About This Item
New York: Stein and Day. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. 081282265x . "It is a delightful book that takes the reader into the private world and thoughts of this famous novelist and dramatist." Ships same or next business day. Bookplate of noted collector, Rolland Comstock, on front paste-down endpaper. Text block is slightly pulled away from spine ends. Moderate edge wear. Small bumps on top corners and spine ends. Foxing to edges of pages. Otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has minor edge and shelf wear. Lightly faded along spine and head edges. Tiny tears on back corners and top right corner of front cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 152 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Good Books In The Woods
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75668
- Title
- Instead of the Trees A Final Chapter of Autobiography
- Author
- Priestley, J. B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 081282265X
- ISBN 13
- 9780812822656
- Publisher
- Stein and Day
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- 081282265x
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