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His Family
by Ernest Poole
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Clarence, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1926. First Edition, Fourth Printing. This book is a first edition, fourth printing Pulitzer Prize winning novel. Measuring approximately 7.75" x 5.25" with 320 numbered pages.
This book is in very good condition. Minor bumping to both ends of spine. Gilt lettering on spine still full and vivid. Moderate staining to both boards. Minor bumping and chipping to all corners of boards. Minor scuffing to top edge of textblock. Previous owners book plate on front pastedown. Minor staining on front endpapers. Minor staining on rear pastedown and endpapers.
His Family tells the story of a middle-class family in New York City in the 1910s. The family's patriarch, widower Roger Gale, struggles to deal with the way his daughters and grandchildren respond to the changing society.
Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.
Inventory #(C5-35).
This book is in very good condition. Minor bumping to both ends of spine. Gilt lettering on spine still full and vivid. Moderate staining to both boards. Minor bumping and chipping to all corners of boards. Minor scuffing to top edge of textblock. Previous owners book plate on front pastedown. Minor staining on front endpapers. Minor staining on rear pastedown and endpapers.
His Family tells the story of a middle-class family in New York City in the 1910s. The family's patriarch, widower Roger Gale, struggles to deal with the way his daughters and grandchildren respond to the changing society.
Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.
Inventory #(C5-35).
Synopsis
His Family is a novel by Ernest Poole published in 1917 about the life of a New York widower and his three daughters in the 1910s. It received the first Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1918.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ernestoic Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4371
- Title
- His Family
- Author
- Ernest Poole
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Fourth Printing
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1926
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ernestoic Books
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Clarence, New York
About Ernestoic Books
Ernestoic Books, where you can find the most sought after Modern First Editions. As our name suggests, Ernest Hemingway is our specialty and our passion. We guarantee the condition of every book we sell. Returns may be made within 14 days of receipt for any reason. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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