In Search of Our Mothers Gardens
by Walker, Alice
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0151445257
- ISBN 13
- 9780151445257
- Seller
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Albany, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, 1983. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First Edition stated with correct letter sequence. In lavender boards with design motif and purple spine cloth with gilt. Some light fading to tops of boards and bump to bottom front corner. Clean interior and tight binding. Jacket is unclipped($14.95) with light wear/nicks mostly at spine ends and corners, small puncture to rear panel at spine and crease a few spots to spine. A couple corner creases, 3/4 inch tear near top front corner and short tear to rear flap as well.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lost Paddle Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LPB008507AW
- Title
- In Search of Our Mothers Gardens
- Author
- Walker, Alice
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First US Edition/First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0151445257
- ISBN 13
- 9780151445257
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- San Diego
- Date Published
- 1983
- Bookseller catalogs
- American Literature; African American Literature;
Terms of Sale
Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
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About the Seller
Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
About Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
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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....
- 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...
- Cloth
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