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The Voice at the Back Door
by Spencer, Elizabeth
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Inscribed by Spencer on the title page. Near Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($3.95), lightly rubbed at the edges, a few small stains. Black and grey buckram on the boards, minimal rubbing at the edges and corners, with white and orange ink lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, some stains at the top edge, rear endpaper clipped at the top corner. Spencer's novel of law enforcement and racial tensions in a small Southern town. The Pulitzer Prize jury recommended this for the prize, but the board decided to give no award that year.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5717
- Title
- The Voice at the Back Door
- Author
- Spencer, Elizabeth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- American Literature, Modern Literature, Southern Literature, Law Enforcement, African American, Pulitzer Prize
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
About Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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