The Smoking Mountain Stories of Post-war Germany
by BOYLE, Kay
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber, 1952. Hardback. Very Good. 8vo.. First edition. Burgandy cloth, black lettering to spine. Lean to spine, slight bow to front board. Dusty top edge, tanned edges, light offsetting to endpapers, very occasional spotting. Else, clean and tidy. In the bright original DJ - staining to spine, small losses to top edge and head of spine, which has been taped by PO, a few short closed tears. A VG copy of Boyle's sobering stories of post-war Germany, where she lived from 1948. Framed by a lengthy Introduction.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quair Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1117
- Title
- The Smoking Mountain Stories of Post-war Germany
- Author
- BOYLE, Kay
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- American|German|Women Writers
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modernist Firsts;
- Size
- 8vo.
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About the Seller
Quair Books
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
About Quair Books
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