Boston/Toronto: Little Brown, 1974. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. Boston/Toronto: Little Brown, 1974. Stated First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good+. Very clean black cloth boards with bright gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean yellow endpapers with previous owner name neatly penned in light ink at top edge of front free endpaper. 276 pgs. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, has pin-head size chip at top of spine, very short closed edge tear at top and bottom of spine edge, very small chip to top rear corner tip. Author's photo on rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. A humorous novel about a good young man whose drive for success leads to disaster. 8vo. Fiction..

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Bookseller: Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 012964
Title: The Glory of the Hummingbird
Author: De Vries, Peter
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+
Jacket Condition: Very Good+
Edition: Stated First Edition.
ISBN 10: 0316181994
ISBN 13: 9780316181990
Publisher: Little Brown
Place of Publication: Boston/Toronto
Date Published: 1974
Keywords: NOVEL FICTION PETER DE VRIES FIRST EDITION

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