Carmel, New York: Guideposts Associates, Inc., 1977. This Guideposts edition is in Fine, unread condition with a Fine dust jacket. (Click on photo.) However, the original owner taped the dust jacket to the covers, using non-acidic tape, which could be easily be removed with Goo Gone if the buyer so wishes. The original owner also has her address sticker on the front free endpaper bookplate provided by Guideposts. Dubbed by the Washington Post as "the housewives' patron saint," Marjorie Holmes (1910-2002) was a noted inspirational Christian author. From the dust jacket: "...a collection of prose-poems which find the joy that shrines through the frustrations of ordinary life, the understanding and wisdom beneath the pain in every woman's life." This clean, bright copy is bound in yellow cloth, with deep blue lettering on front panel and spine. The book measures 5 3/4 by 8 1/2 inches and includes 184 pages.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Patricia Mighell. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Grimalkin Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 001259
Title: Hold Me Up a Little Longer, Lord
Author: Holmes, Marjorie
Illustrator: Patricia Mighell
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
ISBN 10: 0385124031
ISBN 13: 9780385124034
Publisher: Guideposts Associates, Inc.
Place of Publication: Carmel, New York
Date Published: 1977
Keywords: Christianity, Protestantism
Bookseller catalogs: Religion and Theology;
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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Grimalkin Books is located in Steelton, Pennsylvania, the first town south of Harrisburg. We specialize in older, unusual books and sets, often literary, artistic, or historical. "Grimalkin" is old English for an old gray cat, mainly because the owner, Bob Amsel, is a cat lover. All books subject to prior sale. Payment must be received within 10 days of the order or item will be returned to stock. We accept money orders, bank checks, personal checks (allow time to clear), PayPal or MasterCard/Visa through Biblio's credit card processing service. International orders must be paid in US dollars and can be paid via PayPal, credit card (through ABE), or International Postal Money Order. Your purchase will be carefully packaged to protect it during shipping. Books may not be returned just because the buyer has changed his mind. Only books with actual defects that were not mentioned by the seller in the listing may be returned. Please insure returns for their full value.

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