The Young McDermott
by [SOCIAL FICTION] [IRISH-AMERICANS] McSORLEY, Edward
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1949. First Edition. First printing. Octavo. Cloth hardcover; dustjacket; 293pp. Tight, Near Fine copy in lightly rubbed dustwrapper, unclipped (priced $3.00 on front flap); Very Good or better. Contemporary ink ownership inscription inside front cover.
The Rhode Island author's second novel. Like his first, the best-selling Our Own Kind (1946), the present work focuses on the theme of Irish-American working class life in New England, also incorporating elements of post-war New England labor history, dealing particularly with the exploitation of Portuguese-American workers in Rhode Island textile mills.
The Rhode Island author's second novel. Like his first, the best-selling Our Own Kind (1946), the present work focuses on the theme of Irish-American working class life in New England, also incorporating elements of post-war New England labor history, dealing particularly with the exploitation of Portuguese-American workers in Rhode Island textile mills.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 63174
- Title
- The Young McDermott
- Author
- [SOCIAL FICTION] [IRISH-AMERICANS] McSORLEY, Edward
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1949
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction; Labor History; Social Fiction; Ireland; Textile Workers;
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
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- Octavo
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