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The Spoil of the Flowers
by Grumbach, Doris
- Used
- Fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/near fine
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1962. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Fine/near fine. Signed first edition of The Spoil of the Flowers by Doris Grumbach.. Octavo, 187pp. Black cloth, title in blue on spine. Stated "first edition" on copyright page. Solid text block, lightly bumped corners, a fine example. In publisher's dust jacket, $3.95 retail price on front flap, some wear to spine, a near fine example. Signed by the author on front free endpaper, stated "For the Chazans - / Doris Grumbach / October, 1962." Doris Grumbach (b. 1918) is an American writer. Much of her writing focuses on feminism and LGBTQ+ characters. The Spoil of the Flowers is her first novel.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12350
- Title
- The Spoil of the Flowers
- Author
- Grumbach, Doris
- Illustrator
- Signed first edition of The Spoil of the Flowers by Doris Grumbach.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- Doris Grumbach, Doris Grumbach first edition, Doris Grumbach signed, The Spoil of the Flowers, The Spoil of the Flowers first edition, The Spoil of the Flowers signed, the short throat the tender mouth first edition, extra innings first edition, cham
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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