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Years of Grace
by Margaret Ayer Barnes
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Clarence, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1930. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Years of Grace" by Margaret Ayer Barnes. First edition, ninth printing from October 1930. Winner of the 1931 Pulitzer Prize for Novel (Fiction). Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, 1930. 12mo [5" x 7 3/8"], pp. With its rare original dust jacket with "Sixtieth Thousand" stated at the bottom of the front panel. The dust jacket is very good condition. Chips, creases, and tears present along the edges of the panels, spine and flaps. The spine is lacking at the edges, affecting the title. Light wear to the panels. The original price of $2.50 is present on the front flap. The book is in very good plus to near fine condition. The black cloth boards are beautifully preserved with crisp edges. The red lettering on the front board is clear and vibrant. The lettering on the spine is worn. Previous owner's signature in ink on the front endpaper. The contents are clean and bright, like new, with tight binding. A remarkable copy of this Pulitzer Prize winning classic. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(Pul-46).
Synopsis
Years of Grace is a 1930 novel by Margaret Ayer Barnes. It won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1931.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ernestoic Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000117
- Title
- Years of Grace
- Author
- Margaret Ayer Barnes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston and New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- Pulitzer
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ernestoic Books
Biblio member since 2023
Clarence, New York
About Ernestoic Books
Ernestoic Books, where you can find the most sought after Modern First Editions. As our name suggests, Ernest Hemingway is our specialty and our passion. We guarantee the condition of every book we sell. Returns may be made within 14 days of receipt for any reason. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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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