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Also the Hills
by Keyes, Frances Parkinson (1885-1970)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - VeryGood/No Jacket
- Seller
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Argillite, Kentucky, United States
Item Price
A$18.37A$16.54
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About This Item
New York: Consolidated Book Publishers, 1943. Hardcover_cloth. Used - VeryGood/No Jacket. War time production. 5.75"x8.25". 622 pgs. Peoples Book Club Edition. Light cocoa cloth boards w/blind stamp of author's name on front. Title in gilt inside maroon box on spine. Beautiful New England scenery in green as paste downs. Spine straight, binding tight, pages slightly toned. PON insided front cover. Not x-library. Bumps to corners and fraying to edge. Light soiling to cover. Also the Hills is a searching portrait of an American family in a time of crisis. A very touching story, taking place from the outbreak of WWII, in New England, this is the story of the Farman family, who had lived quiet, industrious lives On Farman Hill for generations until war came. Keyes, herself married to a Washington politician, revealed, in this book, the failings of Congress as she wrote about a congressman who betrayed his country because of his sympathy for Germany. Beautifully written, with well-drawn characters and scenic imagery. Goodreads 3.99.
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Details
- Seller
- Blacks Bookshop
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 10371
- Title
- Also the Hills
- Author
- Keyes, Frances Parkinson (1885-1970)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover_cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - VeryGood
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Consolidated Book Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1943
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About the Seller
Blacks Bookshop
Biblio member since 2021
Argillite, Kentucky
About Blacks Bookshop
A little country book shop nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains along the banks of the East Fork of Little Sandy River.
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- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- X-Library
- A former library book, generally containing library acquisition and ownership stamped markings, and other typical indications of...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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