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The Points of My Compass
by White, E. B
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
NY: Harper & Row, 1962. First edition. Inscribed by the author: "Jane and By, With love and a Merry Christmas from Auntie K and Andy / N. Brooklin, Maine." A collection of eighteen essays, originally published in The New Yorker, in which White describes an America viewed from his armchair. Quarter black cloth with brown paper over boards and gilt titling to spine. Dampstain to foot of book reaching flyleaves, bumps to corners, else very good in good dust wrapper with mild soiling and creasing and with loss to tail of spine. Former owner's inscription on front flyleaf.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bromer Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33385
- Title
- The Points of My Compass
- Author
- White, E. B
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1962
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bromer Booksellers
Biblio member since 2008
Boston, Massachusetts
About Bromer Booksellers
Bromer Booksellers specializes in rare and beautiful books. Owned and operated by Anne Bromer, who has been in the business of fine books for over fifty years, our shop carries a range of important private press books, designer bookbindings, illustrated books, children's books, and miniature books.
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- Bumps
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
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- New
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