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The Land of Plenty
by CANTWELL, Robert
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Carbondale and Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University Press, 1971. Reprint. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. Pp. [vi], vii-xii, [4], 3-370. Preface by Harry T. Moore. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering printed on spine. Top edge foxed; clean and tight within. In the dust jacket, with original price of $10.00 intact on front flap. One of the great novels of the Pacific Northwest lumber industry. Perhaps not as well known as Sometimes a Great Notion, Cantwell had first-hand experience in a plywood mill. Later he served as Senior Editor at "Sports Illustrated." Dust jacket is now preserved within a clear, removable archival sleeve.
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- Bookseller
- Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7858
- Title
- The Land of Plenty
- Author
- CANTWELL, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover with Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Place of Publication
- Carbondale and Edwardsville
- Date Published
- 1971
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About the Seller
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Seattle, Washington
About Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books was established in 1996 as a natural progression of proprietor Jeffrey Long's historical and bibliophilic interests. We are located in West Seattle and can be visited by appointment only.
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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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Jacket
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- 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...
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