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Father Abraham
by Faulkner, William
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Random House, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Edited by James B. Meriwether. Wood engravings by John DePol. Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($16.95), one small closed tear at the top edge of the rear panel. Tan cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A piece of Faulkner's writing that was adapted into part of The Hamlet as well as the short story "Spotted Horses.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5685
- Title
- Father Abraham
- Author
- Faulkner, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- 20th Century Literature, American Literature, Modern Literature, Southern Literature
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
About Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Based in the far northwest reaches of the Chicago suburbs, Carpetbagger Books specializes in literary fiction and modern firsts. Inventory is updated weekly, if not more frequently, so browse often. If you are after something particular, don't hesitate to communicate: not all inventory is uploaded online.
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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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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