catherine carmier
by ernest j gaines
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- first
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Brooklyn, New York, United States
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About This Item
new york: atheneum, 1964. hardcover. first edition, 1964.
the debut love story of author ernest j. gaines (1933-2019). " gaines wrote his first novel at seventeen, but burned the manuscript after it was rejected by a new york publisher. he later rewrote it as "catherine carnier." the novel is set in "a deceptively bucolic louisiana countryside, where blacks, cajuns and whites maintain an uneasy coexistence."
new york: atheneum. 5 x 8.25". 248 pages. hardcover. book condition: owner inscription to front free end paper. front hinge starting. near fine. jacket condition :slight rubbing to head and foot of spine. sticker residue front cover. near fine.
the debut love story of author ernest j. gaines (1933-2019). " gaines wrote his first novel at seventeen, but burned the manuscript after it was rejected by a new york publisher. he later rewrote it as "catherine carnier." the novel is set in "a deceptively bucolic louisiana countryside, where blacks, cajuns and whites maintain an uneasy coexistence."
new york: atheneum. 5 x 8.25". 248 pages. hardcover. book condition: owner inscription to front free end paper. front hinge starting. near fine. jacket condition :slight rubbing to head and foot of spine. sticker residue front cover. near fine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- leaves (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 716
- Title
- catherine carmier
- Author
- ernest j gaines
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- atheneum
- Place of Publication
- new york
- Date Published
- 1964
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