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Philomena
by Kate Seredy
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good+
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: The Viking Press, 1955. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good+. First Edition (with ''First published by the Viking Press in October 1955'' on copyright page). Khaki-colored cloth with cranberry-colored lettering on spine and pictorial on front cover. Fully-illustrated color endpapers. Short gift inscription on half-title page, else interior clean. Dust jacket shows slight wear at spine ends; edges of flaps toned; not price clipped ($2.75); in an archival mylar sleeve. 93, [2] pages. The adventures of young Philomena in Prague.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Boyd Used & Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015461
- Title
- Philomena
- Author
- Kate Seredy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1955
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Prague,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Boyd Used & Rare Books
Biblio member since 2013
Portland, Oregon
About Boyd Used & Rare Books
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