The Devil To Pay In The Backlands
Language: English
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Yesterday's Book Shop, CORVALLIS, OR, U.S.A.Yesterday's Book Shop
AbeBooks seller since February 4, 2026
Condition: Used
£ 455.46
Quantity: 1 available
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See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket. The original price of $5.95 is still present on the front flap along with the printing code 4/the three. DJ has good color but there are numerous small tears chips along the edges, mainly the top. There is also a larger chip missing at the top left corner of the spine. Green cloth boards underneath or clean with only the slightest of fading along the top edge. Internal binding is good text pages are tight. No signatures or bookplates, no library markings, no handwriting, no underlining, no remainder marks. Pages are clean except for page 17 which has a small brown spot on the right edge, center. The spot only measures about 1/4 inch in height as well outside of the text area. There is some light toning and foxing present on the end pages and pastedowns. This is due to the jacket paper reacting with the book over decades. Front end page also has a small splash stain on the extreme right side edge. This can also be seen on the exterior page edge and the jacket front flap. Copyright page states first American edition.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Devil To Pay In The Backlands
- Author
- João Guimarães Rosa
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf, New York
- Publication year
- 1963
- Condition
- VG+
- Dust jacket
- VG-
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- First US Edition
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Seller catalogs
- Collectible, Fiction, First Editions
Yesterday's Book Shop
CORVALLIS, OR, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since February 4, 2026
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 5 to 15 business days | 3 to 7 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 4.38 | £ 11.07 |
Payment methods
Store description
Yesterday's Book Shop is a small, family-owned establishment. The store first opened in Maryland in 1966 under the name The Collector's Corner, which mainly dealt in older books, stamps and assorted ephemera. In 1975 the name was changed to Yesterday's Book Shop when the main focus became only books and printed matter.
Specialty
First editions, signed editions, limited editions, pre-1950 collectible copies with most being around the turn of the twentieth century and earlier.Seller's business information
Yesterday's Book Shop
OR, U.S.A.
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