A Piece of My Mind. Reflections at Sixty
by Wilson, Edmund
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Strauss & Cudahy, 1956. Collection of 10 essays by the noted literary critic (1895-1972). This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition (stated First Printing). Small octavo; gray cloth binding with black lettering; red topstain. Clean and fresh text; 239 pages. The dustjacket is unclipped; spine is a bit faded, some wrinkling and wear at the edges, and a small discoloration on the lower part of the front panel. In a plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001534
- Title
- A Piece of My Mind. Reflections at Sixty
- Author
- Wilson, Edmund
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Farrar, Strauss & Cudahy
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1956
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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