The Keepers of the House
by Shirley Ann Grau
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-/Fair
- Seller
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Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
first edition first printing hardcover in George Salter designed dust jacket; no prior owner marks; minimal age tone; sound binding; cloth cover has slight fade along spine, gilt titling a bit dull; dj only fair: sun darkening along spine and flap edges, rub wear along folds and edges, tears and chipping to dust jacket edges (mostly along top edge); flap price, however, is present (will furnish mylar dj protector) fi
Synopsis
Keepers of the House is the debut novel of Lisa St Aubin de Terán, published as The Long Way Home in the US. The novel is autobiographical and set in a Venezuelan valley beset by drought. First published in 1982 by Jonathan Cape it won the Somerset Maugham Award.
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Details
- Bookseller
- DrPanglossBooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12699
- Title
- The Keepers of the House
- Author
- Shirley Ann Grau
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Date Published
- 1964
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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