New York: Linden Press, 1985. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Linden Press, 1985. First Edition with full numberline. Octavo (9.5" x 6.25"); 381p. Original dustjacket with $16.95 price; book in mauve paper-covered boards and plum cloth spine with gilt lettering. Jacket rubbed along edges with some toning along top and a crease to front flap. Boards are square with some fading along edges. A few light spots to page edges, but interior pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. Not ex-library or remaindered. Author's debut novel.

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A Short History of a Small Place is a 1985 novel by T. R. Pearson. Set in the fictional town of Neely, North Carolina, it tells, in a rambling and digressive manner, about the life and eventual suicide of the town's only aristocratic woman, Miss Myra Angelique Pettigrew.

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Bookseller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 001528
Title: A Short History of a Small Place
Author: T.R. Pearson
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0671543520
ISBN 13: 9780671543525
Publisher: Linden Press
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1985

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