Ruark, Robert
Something of Value
Doubleday, Garden City, New York: 1955
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Slight bumping and edgewear to boards. Unclipped DJ protected in mylar , light foxing and browning, mild edgewear and chipping, few small closed tears. Solid binding and clean text. Slight water spotting page upper edges, light offsetting eps. Former owner name on ffep. No ex-lib marks, stamps or stickers. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 566 pages
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