The Keepers of the House
by Grau, Shirley Ann
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Knopf, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Stated seventh printing, 1969. NOT a Book Club. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; green cloth boards also very good; gilt and red titling remains bright and bold. Slight losses at ends of unclipped jacket spine; toning/rubbing to rear and flaps; overall very good. Interior is free of previous owner markings save name to ffep. Ships same or next day from Dinkytown, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Synopsis
Keepers of the House is the debut novel of Lisa St Aubin de Terán, published as The Long Way Home in the US. The novel is autobiographical and set in a Venezuelan valley beset by drought. First published in 1982 by Jonathan Cape it won the Somerset Maugham Award.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book House in Dinkytown (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 317421
- Title
- The Keepers of the House
- Author
- Grau, Shirley Ann
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Date Published
- 1969
- Weight
- 1.25 lbs
Terms of Sale
The Book House in Dinkytown
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About the Seller
The Book House in Dinkytown
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
About The Book House in Dinkytown
Used books bought and sold, classics and collectibles in all fields. In Dinkytown since 1976.
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.