Early Stories [Encounters & Ann Lee's]
by Bowen, Elizabeth
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Hagerstown, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
NY: Alfred A Knopf, 1951. 1st American editioin; dj w/some chipping & rubbing, clipped prie, in mylar; redish c w/shelf rubbing, gilt spine titles; lite toning of end papers; 364 clean, unmarked pages. Includes 25 stories - all those which appeared in her first two collections: "Encounters" published in 1923, and "Ann Lee's and Other Stories" in 1926 - with a new preface by Bowen for this combined edition. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12 vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dorley House Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 114666
- Title
- Early Stories [Encounters & Ann Lee's]
- Author
- Bowen, Elizabeth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Alfred A Knopf
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- Short Stories
- Size
- 12 vo
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Dorley House Books
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Hagerstown, Maryland
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...