(incomplete jacket) [book is moderately shelfworn, light dust-darkening to top edge and age-toning to other edges of text block, but all in all a good solid copy; all that remains of the jacket, however, are the front panel and flap (and even those are tattered and age-browned), held in place by a jacket protector]. "This is the story of Adrienne, lovely and rebellious, of mysterious parentage, and her foster mother, the infamous Selina Parsons. In the seclusion of the old Sinclair estate of Laguna Vista, in the California hills, Selina rears her fair, amber-eyed charge. Under this guidance Adrienne grows to womanhood, ignorant of her rich heritage but confident of a shining future." The jacket blurb is a little coy about the real-life inspiration for the story, but as the New York Times reviewer put it, "to any one familiar with San Francisco's history it is evident that in Selina Parsons, the dominant figure of the story, he has reconstructed the career of an actual person, the notorious Mammy Pleasant. The strange personality of that mysterious old negress was woven into the social life of the city by the Golden Gate for over thirty years. She knew almost everything -- mining ventures, divorce scandals, matters of questionable birth, complete family skeletons -- [and] is said to have made and broken more men than any other ten speculators in her day." NOISBN. Seller Inventory # 22846

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Less Than Kin

Publisher: The John Day Company, New York

Publication Date: 1926

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Illustrated by (dj) Edward A. Wilson

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Poor dj

Edition: 2nd printing.

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Welcome to ReadInk (pronounced like "Dead Ink"), now in its 27th year of putting interesting books into the hands of interested people. Our watchwords here are: * Availability. Every book listed for sale is in my possession and available for purchase; every image posted is a picture of the actual book on offer. * Service. Although I occasionally adopt the so-called "royal We," in fact ReadInk is just Me -- I handle everything from one end of the pipeline to the other: buying, cataloging, customer service, shipping, you name it. Nothing automated here -- just prompt, personal attention to every order. * Accurate Description. I use standard book-grading terminology -- Good, Very Good, Fine (with various +/- gradations as appropriate) -- and try to avoid both excessive jargon and obsessive amounts of detail. "Fine" is my highest grade, and a book has to be darn near perfect to earn it; even the smallest flaw or blemish will knock the grade down to "Near Fine.? I strive to present a faithful impression of a book?s condition and appearance; significant flaws such as remainder marks, previous owner's names, tears in the dust jacket, etc. are always noted, or if too numerous are reasonably summarized. * Information. Whenever practical, I try to include some information about a book's content in my listing, even if only a carefully chosen quotation from the dust jacket copy. This may sound like a small thing, but take a look sometime and you'll see how amazingly few sellers bother with this. On the occasions I let this slide, it's generally because the book is a common one, or because the title itself is sufficiently descriptive. * Care for the Book. I package all books with great care, to ensure they will withstand the rigors of the U.S. Postal System, and will reach their new owners in the same condition as advertised. My specific packaging techniques vary according to the needs of the book itself, but either a sturdy box or an unbendable package is always involved. (No bubble envelopes, ever, unless the contents are thoroughly protected within.) That?s all there is to ReadInk: just a guy who has loved books all my life (perhaps to excess) and entered the trade in my "middle years" to see what I could make of it. And I'm still finding out. My inventory appears here on AbeBooks and on my own website ? www.readinkbooks.com. Come on in! Howard Prouty, prop.

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All orders will be processed promptly and shipped within 48 hours, barring unforeseen circumstances. We grade our books conservatively (Fine being our highest grade, used only for books with no discernible flaws) and package them liberally: most hardcover books are sent in boxes, securely wrapped and cushioned, and with the dust jacket (if present) protected by a new mylar cover. We provide a concise, accurate description of the condition of every book (and a scanned image of the actual book on ...

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