Ivy: The Life of I. Compton-Burnett
by SPURLING, Hilary
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Galena, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black cloth spine and tan paper over boards, price-clipped dust jacket. xv, 621pp. Illustrations. Near fine/near fine. Handsome first edition of this mammoth study.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10101
- Title
- Ivy: The Life of I. Compton-Burnett
- Author
- SPURLING, Hilary
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1984
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books; Literary Biography;
Terms of Sale
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
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About the Seller
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Galena, Illinois
About Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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