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On Your Own
by Shields, Brooke
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394544609
- ISBN 13
- 9780394544601
- Seller
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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York: Villard Books, 1985. 1985 Stated First Edition 4to size pink clothbound hardcover with silver foil facsimile signature on front cover. Color photo illustrated dust jacket; 220 pages with black and white photographs throughout plus a section of color photographs on glossy stock. From dust jacket: "The world's most famous co-ed (Shields earned a baccalaureate degree from Princeton University in 1987.) shows you exactly how to survive leaving the nest - and succeed beautifully... In this unique, amazingly comprehensive program for making life after high school an A+ event, Brooke draws from her own experiences (both happy and sad) - and those of her friends and classmates. From beauty to clothing hints to avoiding a nervous breakdown before exams, from how to run your social life without letting it run you, to surviving dormitory food without gaining weight - it's all here, complete with personal anecdotes that allow you to get close to the real Brooke... a smart, sensitive and principled girl who intends to become a self-sufficient young woman." We have two copies. This is Copy 2: Bumped and lightly worn corners. Red mark on bottom of the book. Top corners of jacket are worn and bottom back corner has a half inch tear. Jacket has wear and creases. . First. Cloth. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Charity Bookstall
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006787
- Title
- On Your Own
- Author
- Shields, Brooke
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First
- ISBN 10
- 0394544609
- ISBN 13
- 9780394544601
- Publisher
- Villard Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1985
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- First Edition; celebrity; Fashion; Model; Young Adult;
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Editions; Young Adult; Fashion;
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