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LAMB IN HIS BOSOM
by Caroline Miller
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Blue Hill, Maine, United States
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About This Item
New York & London: New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1935. 36th edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 6 X 8 in. high. 345 pages. G-K on copyright page (July 1935), stated 36th edition. Association copy, this was from the library of Albert Bigelow Paine, and signed by the author of this book, Caroline Miller, on title page, with inscription "For Albert Bigelow Paine, The worth of a book lies in its reader's heart - to one of my first readers, and the most important one- Caroline Miller Waycross, Georgia December 15, 1935-". The reference to "the most important" reader relates to the fact that Paine was on the Pulitzer committee which awarded Miller the prize for this, her first published novel. Condition of book is VERY GOOD; Spine slightly faded, gilt lettering on spine & cover dull and hard to read, ffep slightly yellowed from 1934 Herald Tribune article about the book, which is loose, not laid-in (yellowed),top edge of text block a little dusty, otherwise a very clean, tight copy. Interesting Pulitzer association. Rare RGR
Synopsis
Lamb in His Bosom is a 1933 novel by Caroline Miller. It won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1934. It also won the Prix Femina in 1934 and became an immediate best-seller. Many names and historical parts of this book were contributed by William Avery McIntosh, of Mt. Pleasant, Wayne County, Georgia. His only child, a daughter, is still living in Northeast Georgia.
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- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6888
- Title
- LAMB IN HIS BOSOM
- Author
- Caroline Miller
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 36th edition
- Publisher
- New York & London: Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York & London
- Date Published
- 1935
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- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Laid-in
- "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...
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