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From Harper Valley to the Mountain Top
by Jeannie C. Riley (AUTHOR SIGNED)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good +
- ISBN 10
- 0912376635
- ISBN 13
- 9780912376639
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Lincoln, VA: Chosen Books, 1981 Chosen Books, Lincoln, VA. 1981. Hardcover. First Edition. Inscribed by the author on the FFFP. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light shelfwear to head, tail, and tips. DJ: Very Good +; light shelfwear to head, tail, tips, and flap folds. Brown buckram boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 211 pp 8vo. The author had the dream to head to Nashville and find fame, fortune, and true love. Harper Valley PTA brought her success but love eluded her. This book provides a behind-the-scenes look at the country music capital as the author went from rags to riches. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016221
- Title
- From Harper Valley to the Mountain Top
- Author
- Jeannie C. Riley (AUTHOR SIGNED)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0912376635
- ISBN 13
- 9780912376639
- Publisher
- Chosen Books
- Place of Publication
- Lincoln, VA
- Date Published
- 1981
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Jeannie C. Riley, Harper Valley, P.T.A., female singer, recording star, country star, Nashville, female singer, recording business,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art/Music/Motion Pictures/Television; Autobiography;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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