My Sister Eileen [Promotional Pamphlet Laid in]
Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, 1938
- First Edition
- Used
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA, Washington, DC, U.S.A.Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
AbeBooks seller since October 29, 2009
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 200.00
Quantity: 1 available
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New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1938. First Edition Stated. Octavo; publisher's cloth with printed paper paste-ons to upper cover and spine, in decorative dust jacket retaining original price ($2.00); xiii,[1],226pp. Moderate wear to jacket margins, spine panel rather sunned, endpapers unevenly toned, else a Very Good, straight and sound copy. With laid in promotional pamphlet "For Booksellers" reprinting the chapter "Guinea Pig." The popular collection of comic essays first published in The New Yorker recounting the zany adventures of sisters Ruth and Eileen McKenney growing up in Ohio. The collection inspired a play, a radio play, a musical, two motion pictures, and a television series. Uncommon in the trade.
Seller Inventory # 31778
Bibliographic details
- Title
- My Sister Eileen [Promotional Pamphlet Laid in]
- Author
- Ruth McKenney
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York
- Publication year
- 1938
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- Biography / Memoir, Essays, Film, Ohio, Women
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Washington, DC, U.S.A.
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 5 to 10 business days | 2 to 4 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 4.50 | US$ 10.99 |
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We are a neighborhood independent bookstore in Washington, D.C.'s Capitol Hill neighborhood, across from Eastern Market.
Specialty
Modern and First Editions, Used & Rare Books, Military HistoryAssociation member
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Hecatomb Holdings, LLC
657 C Street, SE
Washington, DC U.S.A. 20003
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