Man and Boy
by Wright Morris
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York : Alfred A Knopf, 1951. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None . A very smart first edition of this serio-comic novel by American novelist Wright Morris in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this work. In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.In the original cloth binding.Morris is praised for his abilities of depicting humanity of the American experience of which this novel achieves in its serio-comic narrative style. Set in the suburban town of Bel Air and in the late year of the events of Pearl Harbour, a both touching and humorous tale. In the original cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart with slight bumping to the extremities and instances of fading to the cloth. Dust wrapper has edge wear to the extremities with slight sunning to the spine and mark to the rear panel. Small closed tear to the tail of front panel and chipping to the head of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 904Y6
- Title
- Man and Boy
- Author
- Wright Morris
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1951
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Wright Morris Modern Fiction Man and Boy Serio-Comic Modern Fiction
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- 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....