On the Contrary: Articles of Belief, 1946-1961
by McCarthy, Mary
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Farrar, Sraus and Cudahy, 1961. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Small Octavo. viii + 312 pp, esssays, letters, journalism, etc. grouped under three topics. I. Politics and the Social Scene; II. Woman; III. Literature and the Arts. No iIndex. Binding tight, pages clean and unmarked, gray cloth crisp and spine letters VG+, fr lower board corner tip slightly bumped. Illustrated unclipped DJ in protector, with a 1/4" chip along the bottom edge, else VG/DJ.
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Details
- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007543
- Title
- On the Contrary: Articles of Belief, 1946-1961
- Author
- McCarthy, Mary
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Farrar, Sraus and Cudahy
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- literary - social criticism - essays
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERARY CRITICISM;
- Size
- Small Octavo
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Octavo
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- First Edition
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