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Kansas City Coffee Breaks: Laughs from the Office
by C.R. Van Orman
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Independence, Missouri, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Per the front DJ flap: "...where the most amusing tales of office vagaries and personal experiences are told to friends and co-workers. The congeniality and simplicity of the various incidents are told in a clear, near colloquial voice. This gives the feeling that we're listening to an old friend who has a deserved reputation for having a keen eye and ear, and for telling a story expertly."
"The fact that these incidents occurred in Kansas City doesn't give them at all a 'country-cousin' tone. They could have happened anywhere in America - anywhere there was a large office and some very picaresque individuals."
Book condition - Near Fine. Tan cloth over boards with black lettering on spine - no noticeable wear. Clean and tight.
Dust Jacket condition - Very Good. Very slight edge/corner wear, slight rubbing, and a few small spots on back.
Please see photos.
109 pages.
"The fact that these incidents occurred in Kansas City doesn't give them at all a 'country-cousin' tone. They could have happened anywhere in America - anywhere there was a large office and some very picaresque individuals."
Book condition - Near Fine. Tan cloth over boards with black lettering on spine - no noticeable wear. Clean and tight.
Dust Jacket condition - Very Good. Very slight edge/corner wear, slight rubbing, and a few small spots on back.
Please see photos.
109 pages.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blue & Grey Book Shoppe
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1353
- Title
- Kansas City Coffee Breaks: Laughs from the Office
- Author
- C.R. Van Orman
- Format/Binding
- Cloth over boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Pageant Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1961
- Weight
- 0.50 lbs
- Keywords
- Kansas City, Missouri, office, humor, coffee break, personal experiences, stories
- Bookseller catalogs
- History - Missouri; Humor; Kansas City;
Terms of Sale
Blue & Grey Book Shoppe
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About the Seller
Blue & Grey Book Shoppe
Biblio member since 2005
Independence, Missouri
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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