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Porgy
by Heyward, Du Bose
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Pittsburg, Kansas, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1925. 2nd Printing. Cloth. Good. Nadejen, Theodore. 12mo, pp. [10], 11-196. Second printing, noted by "B" on copyright page. Firm binding; no loose pages. Rose cloth-covered boards with lightly bumping, faded spine and some very light staining on back. Cocked spine. Tanned pages and edges; bookplate and gift inscription inside the front cover. Dust jacket missing.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Wayside Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11344
- Title
- Porgy
- Author
- Heyward, Du Bose
- Illustrator
- Nadejen, Theodore
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George H. Doran Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1925
Terms of Sale
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Most books are mailed in cardboard boxes, with protection for the book and padding to avoid damage en route. Some paperback books shipped within the US may be mailed in bubble envelopes.
About the Seller
Wayside Books
Biblio member since 2021
Pittsburg, Kansas
About Wayside Books
Wayside Books LLC is owned by Dianne and Steven Cox, currently operating their online store in Southeast Kansas. We have honed our rare book skills at the Rare Books School at the University of Virginia and the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar. We sell modern first editions and collectible fiction, as well as children's books and non-fiction books, with an emphasis on history, politics, social sciences, and the arts.
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