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Old Tales from Spain
by Alfau, Felipe; Illustrated by Rhea Wells
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., 1929. The Spanish born American novelist's first book, a book for children. Felipe Alfau's novels are Locos: A Comedy of Gestures (1936) and Chromos (written in the 1940s but left unpublished until 1990), the latter being nominated for the National Book Award in 1990. RARE in dust jacket, Near Fine, tiny bump top corner, in a Very Good dust jacket, soiling, small chips, particularly at spine ends and edges, and first two words in title at head of spine a bit rubbed yet still legible. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009098
- Title
- Old Tales from Spain
- Author
- Alfau, Felipe; Illustrated by Rhea Wells
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Date Published
- 1929
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Literature;
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- Jacket
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