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An Old Captivity
by Shute, Nevil
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Wrappers from dust jacket, with priced flaps. Spine a bit rubbed. Very good
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: William Morrow, 1940. First American edition, proof issue, stamped on fly title, Publication date Feb 21 1940 Price $2.50. [4], 333 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Wrappers from dust jacket, with priced flaps. Spine a bit rubbed. Very good. First American edition, proof issue, stamped on fly title, Publication date Feb 21 1940 Price $2.50. [4], 333 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Proof. Attractive copy of this uncommon advance issue of Shute novel of an air expedition in search of Norse settlements in Greenland. Smith pp. 48-50; Men at Work 6.2.a
Synopsis
An Old Captivity is a novel by British author Nevil Shute. It was first published in the UK in 1940 by William Heinemann. It was also published under the alternative title "Vinland the Good".
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 322766
- Title
- An Old Captivity
- Author
- Shute, Nevil
- Format/Binding
- [4], 333 pp. 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Wrappers from dust jacket, with priced flaps. Spine a bit rubbed. Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American edition, proof issue, stamped on fly title, Publi
- Publisher
- William Morrow
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1940
- Keywords
- Australian | British
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
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