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The Mountain Tavern; and Other Stories
by O'Flaherty, Liam
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Upper edge a touch sunstruck, offsetting to endsheets, else close to fine in a clean dust jacket, unfaded, although with a close
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1929. First edition. Upper edge a touch sunstruck, offsetting to endsheets, else close to fine in a clean dust jacket, unfaded, although with a closed tear to the front hinge and some shallow chipping to spine ends. 8vo, 288pp; green cloth stamped in gilt on spine; illustrated dust jacket (signed "MKM"), printed in three colors.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Locus Solus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 205568
- Title
- The Mountain Tavern; and Other Stories
- Author
- O'Flaherty, Liam
- Book Condition
- Used - Upper edge a touch sunstruck, offsetting to endsheets, else close to fine in a clean dust jacket, unfaded, although with a close
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1929
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About the Seller
Locus Solus Rare Books
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Los Angeles, California
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- Cloth
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- Chipping
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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