The Bookmaker's Daughter: A Memory Unbound.

Shirley Abbott.

ISBN 10: 0899195180 / ISBN 13: 9780899195186

Published by Houghton Mifflin Company: Ticknor & Fields, New York, NY, 1991

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First Edition (1991); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Good in Very Good DJ: Both book and DJ show indications of moderate use. The Book shows slight spine lean; minimal shelving wear along the bottom edge of the boards; the binding remains secure; the text is clean. This is a REMAINDER, showing a small dot at the bottom edge of the text block. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A carefully used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and several minor imperfections. The DJ shows mild rubbing; light wear to the extremities; a couple of small scuffs to the head of the backstrip; the price is intact. Clean, intact, presentable. NOT a Book-Club Edition or an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.75 x 1.2 inches). xxi, 290 pages. Language: English. Weight: 19.4 ounces. Hardback with DJ. First Edition (1991); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Bookmaker's Daughter: A Memory Unbound.
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company: Ticknor & Fields, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0899195180
• ISBN 13: 9780899195186
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

The author offers a memoir of her Arkansas childhood in the 1940s and 1950s, examining her difficult relationship with her father--a gentleman bandit who passed on to his daughter his love of language and books

Review

"It is a sure bet that sections will be anthologized as models of good writing. In addition...this book will likely grace reading lists of women's studies classes nationwide. The book deserves every bit of this attention."

"A marvelously readable book." -- C. Vann Woodward, author of The Burden of Southern History "[Abbott's] book sings with fierce love for the flawed patriarch with whom she finally comes to terms." -- Publishers Weekly "A rare thing in American literature. . . . an honest daughter's-eye view of a nurturing father." -- Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times "It is a sure bet that sections will be anthologized as models of good writing. In addition...this book will likely grace reading lists of women's studies classes nationwide. The book deserves every bit of this attention." -- Library Journal

A marvelously readable book. C. Vann Woodward, author of The Burden of Southern History [Abbott s] book sings with fierce love for the flawed patriarch with whom she finally comes to terms. Publishers Weekly A rare thing in American literature. . . . an honest daughter s-eye view of a nurturing father. Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times It is a sure bet that sections will be anthologized as models of good writing. In additionthis book will likely grace reading lists of women s studies classes nationwide. The book deserves every bit of this attention. Library Journal"

-A marvelously readable book.- -- C. Vann Woodward, author of The Burden of Southern History -[Abbott's] book sings with fierce love for the flawed patriarch with whom she finally comes to terms.- -- Publishers Weekly -A rare thing in American literature. . . . an honest daughter's-eye view of a nurturing father.- -- Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times -It is a sure bet that sections will be anthologized as models of good writing. In addition...this book will likely grace reading lists of women's studies classes nationwide. The book deserves every bit of this attention.- -- Library Journal

-[Abbott's] book sings with fierce love for the flawed patriarch with whom she finally comes to terms.-

--Publishers Weekly

-A rare thing in American literature. . . . an honest daughter's-eye view of a nurturing father.-

--Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times