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J.P. Marquand, Esquire; A Portrait in the Form of a Novel
by Hamburger, Philip
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Spine stamping dll, else about fine in a rubbed dust jacket with a one inch chip at the base of the spine and a longish tear at
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston: hHoughton Mifflin, 1952. First edition. Spine stamping dll, else about fine in a rubbed dust jacket with a one inch chip at the base of the spine and a longish tear at the front flap-fold.. 8vo, 114pp; cloth. The author's second book, an excellent association copy, inscribed by Hamburger to longtime New Yorker writer Joseph Mitchell and his wife: "For Joe & Therese from their friend Phil Hamburger, Sept. 1952.
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- Bookseller
- Locus Solus Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 204229
- Title
- J.P. Marquand, Esquire; A Portrait in the Form of a Novel
- Author
- Hamburger, Philip
- Book Condition
- Used - Spine stamping dll, else about fine in a rubbed dust jacket with a one inch chip at the base of the spine and a longish tear at
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- hHoughton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1952
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Association Copy
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- Inscribed
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