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First Book Club Edition. 8vo., 288 pp., VG/VG-; white DJ, tan and blue lettering to spine; general wear/mild age-toning to covers, "CONROY" in tan lettering to spine faded yet legible; chipping and closed tears to head and tail of spine; chipping with slight material loss to corners, creasing to fore-edges of covers; "Book Club Edition" stated to front flap, DJ protected by mylar; red cloth boards, white lettering to spine; bumping/chipping to head and tail of spine; mild wear to boards; age-toning/scattered foxing to text-block, beveled fore-edge; NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #4. 1289231. FP New Rockville Stock. Seller Inventory # 1289231
Title: THE WATER IS WIDE [INSCRIBED]
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston
Publication Date: 1972
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First Book Club Edition.
Seller: Shelley and Son Books (IOBA), Hendersonville, NC, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback Printing. FIRST PAPERBACK PRINTING, 1973. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. The Water Is Wide is a 1972 memoir (recognized as a novel as well as non-fiction) by Pat Conroy and is based on his work as a teacher on Daufuskie Island, South Carolina, which is called Yamacraw Island in the book. CONDITION: Full color front cover illustration with drawing of actor Jon Voight. Entitled in green text on front and spine; review on back cover. Green stain page edges. Normal shelf wear, front cover partially detached from spine. 316 pp. Advertisement for publishers' books on last few pages. Full refund if not satisfied. Inscribed by Author. Seller Inventory # 068740