Little Brown, and Co, 1945. Third Reprint 1945. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Blue cloth book with gold lettering on spine very good condition. No interior markings. 530 clean pages. Jacket has light edgewear with some tiny chips, 1" chip at spine top. Will ship in a fresh protective mylar cover.

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On Jul 22 2018, The Old Library Bookshop said:

When I was a young woman in my 30's, I discovered Mary Lavin's short stories, and it was love at first read. This book, Lavin's first full-length novel, left me a bit cold. The young protagonist, Gabriel, is raised by his two aunts and their youngest sister--Gabriel's mother--in relative affluence in a small Irish village. Aunt Theresa is angry and inflexible and rules the house with an iron hand. Gabriel is acquiescent until he falls for the young housemaid Onny. Lavin allows Gabriel to go on for many pages ruminating on ethics, in a style typical of a 1945 novel, one that is, however, somewhat out of sync with the sensibilities of the 21st century reader. I find Lavin much more effective when employing the pithiness of narrative that a short story demands than in the expansiveness of a sprawling novel.

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Bookseller: Dorothy Meyer - Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 203518
Title: The House in Clewe Street
Author: Mary Lavin
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Third Reprint 1945
Publisher: Little Brown, and Co
Date Published: 1945
Weight: 1.25 lbs

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Dorothy Meyer - Bookseller was established in 1987 offering collectible and out of print books. We offer a full line of general stock with an emphasis on Americana, Children & Juvenile, Juvenile Series and Military. We are careful in describing the condition of the book and the dust jacket. All dust jackets are protected with mylar covers. All books are subject to prior sale. Member of Midwest Book Hunters.

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...