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Straws in the Wind
by Harry J. Boyle
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Toronto: Doubleday Canada Limited, 1969 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A scarce, first edition of Harry Boyle's collection of musings, inscribed by the author to fellow writer Stephen Vizinczey. First edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper.Written by Canadian broadcaster and writer, Harry J. Boyle. Inscribed by the author to fellow writer Stephen Vizinczey and his wife. 'Straws in the Wind' is a collection of musings on a variety of subjects, including jogging, owls, picking berries, autumn mists, Christmas trees, and many more. Boyle claims the collection is intended to be an escape for those who are too old for protest and too young for rocking chairs. From the library of Hungarian-Canadian author Stephen Vizinczey, best known for his 'In Praise of Older Women', and 'An Innocent Millionaire'. His writing was praised by the likes of Graham Greene and Anthony Burgess, describing his fiction as social epics which breathe hope in a corrupt world. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with light shelf wear and one or two marks to the cloth. Author's inscription to recto of the front endpaper. Dust wrapper is lightly soiled with the odd mark. Light edge wear to the wrap and sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 891Q19
- Title
- Straws in the Wind
- Author
- Harry J. Boyle
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday Canada Limited
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1969
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- short stories signed Harry J. Boyle first edition signed dust wrapper
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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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
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- Fine
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- Shelf Wear
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- First Edition
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- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
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