Hope Diamond Refuses; - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1984
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB
AbeBooks seller since December 3, 2002
Condition: Used - Fine
Current price: US$ 50.00
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A Fine first printing of the first edition in alike dust-jacket; When fourteen-year-old Iris Owens inherits her late grandmother's diamond, she has no idea what to do with it. The diamond has sat in the family's safe for years, and Iris is hesitant to sell it. Her family is also reluctant to part with the diamond, but Iris is determined to find a way to keep the diamond. She meets with jewelers and appraisers, but they all tell her the diamond is worth far less than she thinks. Iris continues to try to find a way to keep the diamond, but to no avail. One day, she is contacted by a man who wants to buy the diamond. Iris is hesitant to sell it, but she decides to meet with the man. They discuss the diamond and the man offers to buy it from her. Iris is shocked and unsure of what to do, but she decides to sell the diamond to the man. She is happy she was able to keep the diamond and she is able to use the money to; 8vo; $6.00.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Hope Diamond Refuses; - 1st Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- Owens, Iris
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf, New York
- Publication year
- 1984
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing.
- Seller catalogs
- By Year Of Issue::1980s, Collection Starter::Hundred Dollars or Less, Fiction::Novels, First Editions
Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB
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