58 Short Stories Comprising Heart of the West, The Voice of the City, the Gentle Grafter
by Henry, O
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Carmarthen, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Collins. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1956. 1st Thus (This Binding). Leather. Limp leather/rexine binding? Gilt titling and decoration to spine. Blind stamp on back cover = star. Decorated e/p's. Presentation label on e/p, Sunday school prize. 416 pp. Tight and bright. ; 8vo .
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- Bookseller
- Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001210
- Title
- 58 Short Stories Comprising Heart of the West, The Voice of the City, the Gentle Grafter
- Author
- Henry, O
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st Thus (This Binding)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- Short Stories; 58 Short Stories Comprising Heart Of The West, The Voice Of , The City, The Gentle Grafter, Childrens; O Henry, Social History, Porter, William Sidney, American Author, Humour, Irony, Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
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About the Seller
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Biblio member since 2006
Carmarthen
About Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Retired Member of the P.B.F.A, and the WBA. In business for 42+ years to date, mainly working from home nowadays, and formerly exhibiting at Major London Book Fairs, and some Provincial ones within reach of the M4! View by Appointment ONLY Please, as I may be unavailable on the day you call. Happy to see customers but they have to be able to squeeze through the book aisles/piles! Unfortunately no wheelchair access. Currently only working part-time.
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- Tight
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- Fine
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