An American Dream Girl And Other Stories
by Farrell, James T
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
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The Woodlands, Texas, United States
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About This Item
New York: Vanguard Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. "Mr. Farrell is one of the few novelists whose short stories are welded into and made an integral part of his work. [...] In this newest collection are some of Mr. Farrell's most moving scenes and most indelible characterizations." Ships same or next business day. Bookplate of noted collector, Rolland Comstock, on paste-down endpaper. Previous owner wrote name and date on head of front free endpaper. Spine is slightly loose, bumped on top corners, small bumps on spine ends, light creases on top corner of table of contents to page 242, pages are lightly tanned. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ has some edge and shelf wear, small bumps on top corners, tiny chips on head edge of back cover and spine head, tanned, price-clipped. Tape on inside of jacket at stress point. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 302 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Good Books In The Woods (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52220
- Title
- An American Dream Girl And Other Stories
- Author
- Farrell, James T
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Vanguard Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1950
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