Young Derry Willard came from Cuba. His father and our father had been chums together at college. None of us had ever seen him before. We were very much ex cited to have a strange young man invited for Thanksgiving dinner. My sister Rosalee was seventeen. My brother Carol was eleven. I myself was only nine, but with very tall legs. Young Derry Willard was certainly ex cited when he saw the Christmas tree. Ex cited enough, I mean, to shift his eyes for at least three minutes from my sister Rosalee's face. We are delighted to ...
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Young Derry Willard came from Cuba. His father and our father had been chums together at college. None of us had ever seen him before. We were very much ex cited to have a strange young man invited for Thanksgiving dinner. My sister Rosalee was seventeen. My brother Carol was eleven. I myself was only nine, but with very tall legs. Young Derry Willard was certainly ex cited when he saw the Christmas tree. Ex cited enough, I mean, to shift his eyes for at least three minutes from my sister Rosalee's face. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
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Fair. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. First printing (no additional printings listed). Considerable shelf wear. Small tears along the joints. Stained on the front board and spine. The endpapers are foxed. The rear hinge is cracked.
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Very Good. First edition. Very good. Inscribed. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. First edition. Offsetting to the endpapers from the jacket flaps else near fine in very good dustwrapper with tiny chips and a horizontal tear on the spine. Scarce romance stories.