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The Beans of Egypt, Maine
by Chute, Carolyn
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0899193145
- ISBN 13
- 9780899193144
- Seller
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Hampden, Maine, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: Ticknor & Fields, 1985. First Edition . 1/4 Bnd cloth/paper. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 215pp. Book with slight fade at top/bottom of spine cloth, gift inscription on ffep - else fine in price-clipped dj with crease on front flap, some modest wear to top edge, in Mylar protector. Oft-reprinted, the first is difficult to locate.
Synopsis
With her bestselling first novel, Chute placed Egypt, Maine, on the literary map and introduced the world to the Bean clan. “If you care about fine writing, you owe it to yourself to read this book” (Boston Globe). Postscript by the Author.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lippincott Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A2043
- Title
- The Beans of Egypt, Maine
- Author
- Chute, Carolyn
- Format/Binding
- 1/4 Bnd cloth/paper
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0899193145
- ISBN 13
- 9780899193144
- Publisher
- Ticknor & Fields
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1985
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lippincott Books
Biblio member since 2009
Hampden, Maine
About Lippincott Books
We invite you to browse through the approximately 1800 books we have listed online on a wide variety of subjects, including strong holdings in Maine history and literature, lumbering, the North Woods of Maine, and Eastern Woodland Indians. We've been in business since 1975, over 25 years with a general antiquarian bookshop in Bangor.We are open by appointment; most of our stock of over 20,000 old and rare books have never been listed online, including a large selection of books on Maine and the Maine Woods. We are regularly adding to our inventory with new acquisitions.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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....
- First Edition
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