Rain Or Shine: A Family Memoir - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by McFadden, Cyra
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 039451937X
- ISBN 13
- 9780394519371
- Seller
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Summerville, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1986. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 039451937X . A most attractive first edition/first printing in Fine condition, seemingly unread, in alike production dust-jacket and also included is proof dust-jacket, marked as such and with blank flaps. From the collection of Betty Anderson, legendary art director of publisher Knopf in the late 20th century as evidenced by her (small and unobtrusive) inventory number; Cyra McFadden's Rain Or Shine is a poignant and touching memoir of her family's journey from the rural Midwest to the big city of Los Angeles. As Cyra and her siblings begin their own lives, they must learn to survive in a hostile and often chaotic city. Cyra's frank and honest recollections of her family and her own experiences offer a unique and compelling look at life in the inner city during the 1980s and 1990s.; B & W Illustrations; 8vo .
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- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21621
- Title
- Rain Or Shine: A Family Memoir - 1st Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- McFadden, Cyra
- Format/Binding
- 1/4 Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 039451937X
- ISBN 13
- 9780394519371
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, Cons Betty Anderson
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