New York: A. Knopf, 1957. Stated First edition. HC w DJ. PC VG/VG. Quarter navy blue cloth over blue boards, gilt spine titling, author's initials blind-stamped on front, light wear, light foxing to edges, unmarked, binding sound. Unclipped DJ ($5.00), red pencil prices to front flap, edgewear heaviest to tips, chipping to spine tips, now in Brodart. 7 plate illustrations. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE SINCE 2012.

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Bookseller: Refuge Books: Used & Rare (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 240022
Title: The Square Pegs: Some Americans Who Dared to be Different
Author: Wallace, Irving
Format/Binding: HC w DJ
Book Condition: Used
Edition: Stated First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: A. Knopf
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1957
Pages: 315 + xiii

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Refuge Books: Used & Rare. Buying and selling books in historic east Nashville, TN since 2012. Specializing in history, biography, Civil War, books on books, theology, Louisiana, the Inklings, G.K. Chesterton, Dorothy Sayers, Wendell Berry, Flannery O'Connor, George Macdonald, Thomas Mann, Madeleine L'Engle, and Frederick Buechner. We welcome any and all inquiries.Instagram: @refugebooks
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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...
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Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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