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Instinct For Bliss
by Pritchard, Melissa
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0944072496
- ISBN 13
- 9780944072493
- Seller
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La Grande, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Zoland Books, 1995. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Association copy, inscribed to Annie Dillard on the half title: "12 July 1998, For Annie Whose encouragement and bright examples, years ago, meant the world And still does. With loves, Melissa P." With Annie Dillards bookplate on the FFEP. In praise of a later story collection, Annie Dillard wrote, "Melissa Pritchard is one of our finest writers." Pritchards first book Spirit Seizures won the Flannery OConnor Award. A nice association. Fine in a near fine jacket (faint stripes from rubbing where the cloth turns to paper on the boards underneath, and one crease on lower rear corner). A collection of short stories. Please inquire for photos.
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- Bookseller
- Rural Hours
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ABE-1593631574743
- Title
- Instinct For Bliss
- Author
- Pritchard, Melissa
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0944072496
- ISBN 13
- 9780944072493
- Publisher
- Zoland Books
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, Ma
- Date Published
- 1995
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rural Hours
Biblio member since 2023
La Grande, Oregon
About Rural Hours
Rural Hours (formerly Wood + River = Books, est. 2019) specializes in ecology, natural history, nature writing, the environment, environmental literature, and contemporary essay, with a special passion for association copies and notable inscriptions. We draw our name from the popular-but-then-forgotten book by Susan Fenimore Cooper (published in 1850), generally considered the first work of environmental creative nonfiction by a woman in the U.S. We are interested in challenging and expanding the canon of environmental literature and finding books that tell remarkable stories and illuminate the tradition of writing about place and natural history.
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- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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