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Friends, Romans
by MORLEY, CHRISTOPHER
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
-
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Minneapolis & St. Paul, MN: The Ampersand Club, 1940-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. The Ampersand Club, 1940; one of 535 copies printed to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Ampersand Club; the first book to bear the imprint of the Ampersand Club, according to the DJ flap; royal blue cloth boards, title plates on front board and spine; xii, [2], 21pp. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; text also very good; edge-wear to boards is light; light fading/age-toning to spine/title plate. Unclipped dust jacket ($1.00) tanned around edges; light liquid staining apparent on DJ spine (though not on book underneath); shallow chipping at spine ends and some corners, else edge-wear is light. NOT an ex-library copy, NO remainder mark. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book House in Dinkytown
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 257349
- Title
- Friends, Romans
- Author
- MORLEY, CHRISTOPHER
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Ampersand Club
- Place of Publication
- Minneapolis & St. Paul, MN
- Date Published
- 1940-01-01
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- BKSBKS
Terms of Sale
The Book House in Dinkytown
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About the Seller
The Book House in Dinkytown
Biblio member since 2015
Minneapolis, Minnesota
About The Book House in Dinkytown
Used books bought and sold, classics and collectibles in all fields. In Dinkytown since 1976.
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- Chipping
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- Plate
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