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A Way of Knowing
by [Texas Fiction] Porterfield, Nolan
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- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0061265500
- ISBN 13
- 9780061265501
- Seller
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GIG HARBOR, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper's Magazine Press, 1971. First edition. 8vo, 312pp. Signed and inscribed by Porterfield to Dick Bosse and dated in 1975, Nacogdoches opposite the tile page. 1/4 purple cloth, beige cloth boards in illustrated jacket. Some toning and soiling to boards, jacket with light edge wear and a small tear to top edge of front panel. Very good+.
Nice association copy of this novel from Texas writer and broadcaster, Nolan Porterfield (1936-2020). Inscribed to Dick Bosse, Dallas bookman and owner/manager of the historic Aldredge Bookstore. Laid in is a commemorative Bosse collection bookplate.
Nice association copy of this novel from Texas writer and broadcaster, Nolan Porterfield (1936-2020). Inscribed to Dick Bosse, Dallas bookman and owner/manager of the historic Aldredge Bookstore. Laid in is a commemorative Bosse collection bookplate.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6005
- Title
- A Way of Knowing
- Author
- [Texas Fiction] Porterfield, Nolan
- Format/Binding
- 8vo, 312pp. Signed and inscribed by Porterfield to Dick Bosse and dated in 1975, Nacogdoches opposite the tile page. 1/4 purple
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Unknown
- ISBN 10
- 0061265500
- ISBN 13
- 9780061265501
- Publisher
- Harper's Magazine Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1971
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