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Best of Hill-Billy - A Prize Collection of 100-proof Writing from Jim Comstock's West Virginia Hillbilly
by Whittaker, Otto (Editor)``
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
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Stanley, New York, United States
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About This Item
Droke House (distributed by Grosset & Dunlap), 1968. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Clean hardcover stated First Edition in clean unclipped original dust jacket. Beige cloth boards with black lettering on cover, black title box and lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages and edges are clean. Clean black endpapers - Newspaper publisher's gift card lightly taped to front free endpaper. Clean dust jacket (slightest hint of light foxing) is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Wit and wisdom straight out of West Virginia--pure Americana to make you wonder, laugh and cry. Everything from whiskey stills and snakes to politics..
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- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033981
- Title
- Best of Hill-Billy - A Prize Collection of 100-proof Writing from Jim Comstock's West Virginia Hillbilly
- Author
- Whittaker, Otto (Editor)``
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- Publisher
- Droke House (distributed by Grosset & Dunlap)
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- WEST VIRGINIA HILL-BILLY, HILLBILLY, OTTO WHITTAKER, AMERICANA
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
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Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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Stanley, New York
About Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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- Jacket
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