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Vesper sparrows
by Digges, Deborah
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0689117671
- ISBN 13
- 9780689117671
- Seller
-
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Atheneum, 1986-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Atheneum, 1986. Stated First Edition, no additional printings/editions indicated. Signed by author on title page, with inscription for an R. Patrick Atherton, dated April 7 1988. Author's first poetry collection. Green cloth boards, title/author names blind stamped front, gilt text stamped on spine. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; boards and text also very good. Unclipped dust jacket shows original price of $15; a few small closed tears at edges, else shelfwear is light; jacket flaps lightly age-toned. DJ protected in Mylar wraps. NOT an ex-library copy, NO remainder mark. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book House in Dinkytown
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 250206
- Title
- Vesper sparrows
- Author
- Digges, Deborah
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0689117671
- ISBN 13
- 9780689117671
- Publisher
- Atheneum
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1986-01-01
- Keywords
- PTRY
- X weight
- 32 oz
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The Book House in Dinkytown
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About the Seller
The Book House in Dinkytown
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
About The Book House in Dinkytown
Used books bought and sold, classics and collectibles in all fields. In Dinkytown since 1976.
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- Gilt
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