Birds of America
by McCarthy, Mary
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine
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The Woodlands, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library. Near Fine. 1981. Hardcover. Near Fine blue leather with gilt cover decoration a gilt lettering on spine. Limited Edition Signed by Mary McCarthy. Shelf wear along bottom edge of boards, head and tail edges gilt has small flaws. "I started BIRDS OF AMERICA in 1964--the year of the Goldwater campaign. Its predecessor, THE GROUP, had been started in 1952, when Adlai Stevenson made his first try for the presidency.. Most of my novels have a political inspiration." --Mary McCarthy. Includes "Notes from the Editors" pamphlet. Ships same or next business day. ; Limited Edition; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 341 pages; Signed by Author .
Synopsis
The electrifying portrait of an idealistic young man who is an unwilling witness to the changes in society and its values. Here is a book that captures the very essence of the 1960s and is at the same time as fresh today as when it was first published in 1965.
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- Bookseller
- Good Books In The Woods (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52241
- Title
- Birds of America
- Author
- McCarthy, Mary
- Illustrator
- James Campbell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Publisher
- The Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Franklin Center, PA
- Date Published
- 1981
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