Blue cloth over boards, title stamped in orange onto upper board and spine, top edge stained orange, others untrimmed, 12mo (7-1/2 inches tall), pp. 301, stated first edition. Volume with bumps to upper board, spine and corners, neat p.o. details at top of front pastedown. Alec Waugh's first book The Loom of Youth was very controversial (it openly mentioned homosexual relationships between boys) and quickly became a best seller. Ref. Wikipedia. Seller Inventory # 1752

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Three Score and Ten

Publisher: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc, New York

Publication Date: 1930

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: About Very Good

Edition: First US Edition, First Printing.

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Harropian Books (harropianbooks.com) is an online bookseller carrying a diverse selection of antiquarian, collectible, rare and out of print items. Our focus is on the interesting & unusual, covering all fields. We are a member of the IOBA (Independent Online Booksellers Association).

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Dennis Ray, J Chasch Ray
752A Lewis Road, Nelson, BC, V1L 6P7, Canada

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