A Summer in Italy
by O'Faolain, Sean
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: The Devin-Adair Company, 1950. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Small Octavo. 248 pp, titled chapters, over 50 titled chapters, w/ b&w glossy plates. No Index. Binding tight and square, pages clean and unmarked, textblock with blue stained top edge and clean fore & bottom edges, blue cloth covered boards, red cover & spine letters. Unclipped illustrated DJ with light wear at the corners, in protector. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007904
- Title
- A Summer in Italy
- Author
- O'Faolain, Sean
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Devin-Adair Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- travel narrative - Italy post Word War II - Sean O'Faolain - Irish short story and novel writer
- Bookseller catalogs
- TRAVEL;
- Size
- Small Octavo
Terms of Sale
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
West Side Book Shop, Located in downtown Ann Arbor, was established in 1975 by Jay Platt, a member of the ABAA. West Side Book Shop offers a wide selection of used and rare books.
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- Spine
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- Octavo
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
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- Edges
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