The Secrets of Grown-Ups
by Caspary, Vera
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Madison, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: McGraw Hill, 1979. 287pp. Green cloth spine, orange boards. Black titles on spine. Binding tight, spine straight, corners square. Pages clean and unmarked. Some foxing along top page ends, but no foxing internally. Dust jacket slightly toned but otherwise in presentable shape, with original price in front flap. Mild wear to spine ends and extremities. First edition copy of Caspary's autobiography, covering her life and defiance of the restrictive norms of the first half of the twentieth century. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033652
- Title
- The Secrets of Grown-Ups
- Author
- Caspary, Vera
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- McGraw Hill
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- Vera Caspary, Memoir, Autobiography, First Edition
Terms of Sale
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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About the Seller
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
Biblio member since 2005
Madison, New Jersey
About The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
The Chatham Bookseller began in 1968, and, in 1970, opened a store at its present location in Madison, NJ. The store contains over 10,000 books in over 80 different subjects, and favors good used books and good literature (both hardcover and paperback) over popular books and bestsellers. Our Internet business began in 2001. Upon visiting the store, we can show and sell individual online titles upon request. Store hours are 10:00-5:30 (Tues.-Sat.) and 11:00-4:00 (Sun.). The business is run by Richard Chalfin.
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