From Boyd Used & Rare Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
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About this Item
Boards in brown cloth-patterned paper, black lettering on spine. Head of spine is lightly faded; foot of spine rubbed. Illustrated endpapers. Minor soiling on rear free endpaper, else interior is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket rubbed; dark streak runs the length of the spine; not price clipped ($2.50); in an archival mylar sleeve. 388 pages. A psychological novel about Peter Derwent, a man with a chaotic life who attempts to lift himself up out of despair and put the pieces of his jumbled jigsaw-puzzle life back together. Set in the pioneer years of Portland, Oregon and in the refuge he takes upon the Long Beach Peninsula, north of Astoria, where he meets with a colony of Finns and begins to construct a world all his own, while literally employing the village to assist him in building his new house. Seller Inventory # 015431
Bibliographic Details
Title: The New House
Publisher: The Caxton Printers, Ltd.
Publication Date: 1934
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+
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