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The Clocks of Columbus: The Literary Career of James Thurber
by Holmes, Charles S
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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La Porte, Texas, United States
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About This Item
New York: Atheneum, 1972. B2 - A first edition hard cover book in very good condition in a good condition dust jacket. Dust jacket has a half inch and quarter inch tears with creases and chipping on the top and bottom of the spine respectively, tiny tear on the front top left, crease on the back inside flap, some wrinkling and chipping on the top and bottom edges, discoloration, and normal shelf wear. Book has some chipping and wear on the top cover edges opposite the spine, lightly bumped cover corners, previous bookstore label at the back fixed endpaper, light discoloration and shelf wear. The Clocks of Columbus is the fascinating literary portrait of James Thurber, the greatest American humorist of the twentieth century. 9.5"x 6". 60 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Bookmarc's
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- EC182BB
- Title
- The Clocks of Columbus: The Literary Career of James Thurber
- Author
- Holmes, Charles S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Atheneum
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- AMERICAN LITERATURE BIOGRAPHY HUMOR LITERARY CRITICISM FIRST EDITION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography / Biography: S-Z;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- Shelf Wear
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- Edges
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Jacket
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