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FATHER MELANCHOLY'S DAUGHTER; A Novel
by Godwin, Gail
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0688065317
- ISBN 13
- 9780688065317
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1991. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED curvaceously by the Author on the half title, brown quarter-cloth with gold lettering on spine over beige boards, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with painting of a dragon biting a soaring person's heel painted by Honi Werner, parchment endpapers, 404 pages. Gail Godwin (born 1937) is an American novelist and short story writer. Her primary literary accomplishments are her 14 realist novels, which have included five best-sellers and three finalists for the National Book Award. <br/> <br/> SUPERIOR CONDITION: Tight, bright, clean volume with a bright unclipped dust jacket having a tiny nick at its upper right corner.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5175
- Title
- FATHER MELANCHOLY'S DAUGHTER; A Novel
- Author
- Godwin, Gail
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0688065317
- ISBN 13
- 9780688065317
- Publisher
- William Morrow and Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- Woman, development, father, depression, novel, America, abandonment, daughter, mother, friendship, Virginia
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Parchment
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- Half Title
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- Jacket
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Fine
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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...
- 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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