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A Single Lady & Other Stories
by Mary Lavin
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Inverness, Highland, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$42.04NZ$31.52
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About This Item
A Single Lady & Other Stories by Mary Lavin.
Hardback, 1951, first edition, published by Michael Joseph, London, 256 pages.
Measures 7 1/2" x 5 1/8". With dust jacket, which is tattered, with some chips and tears, a couple of sections of the spine missing and a split at the area covering the rear hinge, which has been taped, along with several other repairs. Some marking also to spine of dust jacket, which is otherwise quite clean. Blue cloth binding, slight marking on spine but also quite clean. Signs of shelf-wear. Binding firm. Page edges a little browned and upper edge a bit marked but otherwise clean. A little foxing to endpapers but otherwise page surfaces very clean, no marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for further information.
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Details
- Bookseller
- GN Books and Prints
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- #BIBLIO-197
- Title
- A Single Lady & Other Stories
- Author
- Mary Lavin
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1951
- Pages
- 256
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
GN Books and Prints
Biblio member since 2022
Inverness, Highland
About GN Books and Prints
Seller based in the Scottish Highlands, dealing in a variety of books, including antiquarian, vintage and modern.
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