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Rome Haul (FIRST MODERN LIBRARY EDITION)
by Walter D. Edmonds
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Modern Library, 1938. First Modern Library Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 6.75" x 4.5" x 0.75. FIRST MODERN LIBRARY EDITION, 1938. Dramatized under the title "The Farmer Takes a Wife". Erie Canal Adventures, American Folklore. Softcover. Bound in mint green publisher's cloth. Cover shows the emblem of The Modern Library on the cover in gilt. Title and author are stamped on the spine in black. Illustrated endpapers are orange and off white. xii, 347 pp. Also contains a complete list of titles in The Modern Library at the back. Toledano 191.2. <br><br>CONDITION: Overall VG. The cover shows some wear and soiling. Completely unmarked except for a previous owner's name written on the front pastedown, dated 1938. Back inner hinge is starting at the foot, yet covers are still nicely affixed and the binding is sound. Pagination is complete. Leaves have delightfully and evenly toned with a vintage feel. A nice, readable copy. Full refund if not satisfied.
Synopsis
Rome Haul (1929) is the first novel by American author Walter D. Edmonds. The novel tells the love story of two workers on New York State's Erie Canal. In 1934, the book was adapted to the play, The Farmer Takes a Wife by Frank B. Elser and Marc Connelly, and, in 1935, the play was adapted to a feature film of the same name directed by Victor Fleming and starring Henry Fonda (in his first film), and Janet Gaynor.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 069468
- Title
- Rome Haul (FIRST MODERN LIBRARY EDITION)
- Author
- Walter D. Edmonds
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Modern Library Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- The Modern Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1938
- Size
- 6.75" x 4.5" x 0.75
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Rome Haul, The Farmer Takes a Wife, Erie Canal Adventures, American Folklore, The Modern Library, Walter D. Edmonds
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
We specialize in books by and about C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, the Inklings, and their Friends.
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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