Main Travelled Roads: Six Mississippi Valley Stories
by Garland, Hamlin
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
260 pp. Original navy blue cloth with silver lettering. A Very Good copy with a scratch in the spine, light wear at tips. Poor quality paper toned, a little wear to front hinge.
The author's first published book of fiction, a significant advancement of the craft of American realist fiction, especially with regards to its plain-spoken Midwestern characters' realistic dialogue. Quite rare signed.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 180414003
- Title
- Main Travelled Roads: Six Mississippi Valley Stories
- Author
- Garland, Hamlin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Arena Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1891
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
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About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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