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The Light in the Piazza
by Elizabeth Spencer
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Carrollton, Texas, United States
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About This Item
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1960. NF/NF. Stated First Edition. First printing with no other printings listed. The book is tight with solid hinges, good tips, and clean unmarred boards. Light crease to spine head. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. The dust jacket is unclipped ($3.00) with faint shelf wear. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 110 pages. 5½ x 8" tall. Finalist for the 1961 National Book Award.
Margaret Johnson, an American, is traveling throughout Europe with her beautiful daughter, Clara. In Florence, Clara meets a young Italian and they fall in love, which causes a deep conflict in the moral dilemma it presents.
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Details
- Seller
- Armadillo Alley Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 4311
- Title
- The Light in the Piazza
- Author
- Elizabeth Spencer
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition / First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- McGraw Hill
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1960
- Pages
- 110
- Size
- 5.5 x 8
- Weight
- 3.00 lbs
- Keywords
- classics, Italy
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Editions;
Terms of Sale
Armadillo Alley Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Armadillo Alley Books
Biblio member since 2020
Carrollton, Texas
About Armadillo Alley Books
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- Brodart
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- Tight
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- Spine
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