New York: Random House, 1975. Memoir of life with a large family whose grandfather & uncle were polygamists, set in rural Utah at the turn of the last century and later. Later printing, first published ten years earlier. Hardcover, full green cloth, gilt titling & decoration. Light wear to book, bold ink name on half-title; price-clipped jacket shows light rubbing, edgewear, chipping to spine ends, tiny stains. Text clean. . Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Roy Olsen. Octavo.

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Bookseller: Bookworks MWABA, IOBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: s0252
Title: A House of Many Rooms: A Family Memoir
Author: Hunter, Rodello
Illustrator: Roy Olsen
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: Later Printing
ISBN 10: 0394429397
ISBN 13: 9780394429397
Publisher: Random House
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1975
Keywords: Memoir, Americana, Polygamy, Family, Small Town Life, Rural Life, Utah, Mormons, Latter-Day Saints
Size: Octavo

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Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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....
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.