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MEMORIES OF A CATHOLIC GIRLHOOD -First American Edition Signed by The Author-

MEMORIES OF A CATHOLIC GIRLHOOD -First American Edition Signed by The Author-

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MEMORIES OF A CATHOLIC GIRLHOOD -First American Edition Signed by The Author-

by Mary McCarthy

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New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1957. First American Edition . Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Very Good. 8vo (246 pages; illustrated with black and white photographs). A very good copy of the First American edition signed by the author in ink on the front free endpaper. The unclipped dust jacket is a bit edge-toned and modestly faded at the spine, with tiny edge-chips and fractional losses at the head, tail and folds of the spine and around the edges and flap folds. The is a faint glue remnant on the rear free endpaper. The elaborate bookplate of the notorious Broadway singer/actress Libby Holman [Reynolds] is affixed to the front endpaper.

Synopsis

This unique autobiography begins with McCarthy’s recollections of an indulgent, idyllic childhood tragically altered by the death of her parents in the influenza epidemic of 1918. Tempering the need to fictionalize for the sake of a good story with the need for honesty, she creates interchapters that tell the reader what she has inferred or invented. Photographs.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
141093
Title
MEMORIES OF A CATHOLIC GIRLHOOD -First American Edition Signed by The Author-
Author
Mary McCarthy
Format/Binding
Hardcover in Dust Jacket
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First American Edition
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Harcourt, Brace and Company
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1957
Size
8vo (246 pages; illustrated with

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Edges
The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Bookplate
Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Tail
The heel of the spine.

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