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Always the Young Strangers
by Sandburg, Carl
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Northridge, California, United States
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About This Item
NY: Harcourt Brace. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Green cloth with silver titles on dark green, green topstain. Presumed first edition or early printing. Inscribed to half title page by Carl Sandburg to Bob Thomas, famed Hollywood biographer; from Thomas' estate. Inscription dated 1961. Spine ends/points gently softened, spine faintly sunned, text block edge lightly toned. Tight and square. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .
Synopsis
Born in 1878, Carl Sandburg grew with America. As a boy he played, studied, and matured in Galesburg, Illinois. Sandburg's reminiscence delivers a nostalgic view of small-town life and an invaluable perspective on American history. Index.
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- Bookseller
- curtis paul books inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27546
- Title
- Always the Young Strangers
- Author
- Sandburg, Carl
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1953
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- Inscribed
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- Title Page
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Fine
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Jacket
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