Peace Breaks Out
by Thirkell, Angela
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Alfred A. Knopf, 1947. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First American edition. Duodecimo in beige cloth, top edge green. Boards crisp and unworn; dampstains to green-dyed textblock top bleed slightly into margins of much of text, else interior clean and bright; chipping and tears to jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall.
Synopsis
Peace Breaks Out (1981) is a novel by American author John Knowles, better known for A Separate Peace (1959). The books share the setting of the Devon preparatory school, probably a reference to Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire, which Knowles attended in his youth.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Twice Sold Tales, Capitol Hill (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 046041
- Title
- Peace Breaks Out
- Author
- Thirkell, Angela
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Date Published
- 1947
Terms of Sale
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Twice Sold Tales, Capitol Hill
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Seattle, Washington
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...