First American Edition, first printing (with complete number line) in clean unclipped original dust jacket. Clean brown paper-covered boards with gold lettering on spine. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages and edges are clean with clean decorated endpapers - no names, writing or marks. 246 pages. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Laid in are a couple of business cards from Hay on Wye. A delightful book about books and the peoplewho live among countless numbers of them in the small Welsh town whose name has become synonymous with bibliomania. Paul Collins describes with equal affection some of the odd volumes and odd characters that inhabit the shelves and the aisles of the many bookshops of Hay-on-Wye. Title: Sixpence House: Lost in a Town of Books Author Name: Collins, Paul Edition: Stated First U.S. Edition. ISBN Number: 1582342849 ISBN-13: 9781582342849 Location Published: New York, Bloomsbury Press: 2003 Binding: Hardcover Book Condition: Near Fine Jacket Condition: Fine Type: Book Categories: Adventure/Travel, Books on Books/publishing Seller ID: 32213 Keywords: bibliomania, books about books, collecting, first edition, hay on wye book town, paul collins, scouting, wales, welsh shops
