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Sister Age (signed first edition)
by Fisher, M.F.K
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0394530667
- ISBN 13
- 9780394530666
- Seller
-
Stanley, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Stated First Edition.. From the cookbook/food writing collection of Cornelius (Neal) O'Donnell of Corning, New York. Stated First Edition, inscribed and SIGNED by M.F.K. Fisher, in clean unclipped dust jacket. Clean pale gray paper-covered boards with author name stamped in gold on cover, yellow cloth spine with unchipped silver lettering. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Phone number written in ink on front fixed endpaper, else all pages are clean. Inscribed and signed by author on half title page: "For Neal - from Mary Frances - until (?) - Glen Ellen 1986." 243 pages. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, not price clipped (12.95 on front inside flap), no tears; nice photo of Fisher holding a glass of wine on rear panel; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..
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- Bookseller
- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32433
- Title
- Sister Age (signed first edition)
- Author
- Fisher, M.F.K
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- Stated First Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0394530667
- ISBN 13
- 9780394530666
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- M.F.K. FISHER, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, FIRST EDITION, AGEING, AGE, BIOGRAPHY, MEMOIR
- Bookseller catalogs
- SIGNED Editions;
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About the Seller
Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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Stanley, New York
About Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Inscribed
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Half Title
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- Price Clipped
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- Fine
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