The Lost Country: A Novel
by J.R. Salamanca
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1958. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1958. First Edition, First Printing. Thick octavo; publisher's cloth-backed boards in pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($5.00), brown topstain; [6],599pp. General wear to jacket extremities, two small holes to upper panel not approaching text, cloth a bit foxed, textblock quite toned due to inferior paper quality, else a Very Good, sound copy overall.
The World War II veteran's first novel, an autobiographical bildungsroman set in his native Virginia and adapted into the film "Wild in the Country," directed by Philip Dunne and starring Elvis Presley.
The World War II veteran's first novel, an autobiographical bildungsroman set in his native Virginia and adapted into the film "Wild in the Country," directed by Philip Dunne and starring Elvis Presley.
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- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28080
- Title
- The Lost Country: A Novel
- Author
- J.R. Salamanca
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1958
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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