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Stop-Time
by Frank Conroy
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: The Viking Press, 1967. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8.5" by 6" . None . Second impression of this remarkable memoir by American author Frank Conroy, a smart copy complete with unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, second impression of this work, published in the same year as the first. An acclaimed memoir by Frank Conroy, telling of his poor childhood and early adulthood growing up in New York and Florida. A fascinating insight into the author's psyche, while using traditional fictional devices.A unique autobiographical work which established Conroy's reputation as a noted writer.Complete with unclipped dust wrapper designed by Mel Williamson. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding over paper covered boards. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only, minor bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities, very minor touch of fading to head of spine. Dust wrapper sound with shelf wear, chipped to extremities of spine and wraps, lightly age toned. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 818A30
- Title
- Stop-Time
- Author
- Frank Conroy
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1967
- Size
- 8.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- frank conroy biography memoir first editions biography
Terms of Sale
Rooke Books
Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.
About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
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- 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....
- Poor
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