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Writing in the Dark
by GROSSMAN, David
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First British Edition
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- 2008
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$21.00
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London: Bloomsbury, 2008. Bound in black boards, stamped in gold in illustrated dust jacket. A 131 pp. book on literature and politics by the noted Jewish writer. . First British Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Item Price
$21.00
The Islands in Between; Essays on West Indian Literature
by JAMES, Louis; Ed.
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- Used - Very Good ++
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- Very Good +
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- First British Edition
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- 1968
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$22.00
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London: Oxford Univ. Press, 1968. Edited & with an introduction by Louis James; contributors include Jean Creary, Mervyn Morris, Bill Carr, Barrie Davies, and John Hearne; black & white plates; minor fading to spine of dust jacket. 166pp.. First British Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good ++/Very Good +. Item Price
$22.00
Irons in the Fire
by MCPHEE, John
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1997
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$17.00
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NY: FSG, 1997. Fine in fine dust jacket. 216 pp. The first edition of this book of eight stories by the noted author of "The Pine Barrens" and "Oranges".. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Item Price
$17.00
U.S. Journal (Signed)
by TRILLIN, Calvin
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- Used - Very Good +
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- Very Good + - Price Clipped
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- First Edition
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- 1971
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$24.50
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NY: Dutton, 1971. Bound in black cloth, stamped in gold; in matching dust jacket. A 314 pp. book of essays by the noted author. Book flaps are pasted to endpapers (but this is not a library book -- done by the previous owner). Signed (signature only) on the half title page. . Signed by Author.… Read more about this item Item Price
$24.50
Killings (Signed)
by TRILLIN, Calvin
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good ++
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- First Edition
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- 1984
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$55.00
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NY: Ticknor & Fields, 1984. Bound in black cloth, stamped in gold over tan boards. In matching dust jacket. A 231 pp. book of essays by the noted author. Some minor uniform soiling to back panel of jacket. Signed (signature only) on the half title page. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover.… Read more about this item Item Price
$55.00
A Literary Education and Other Essays
by EPSTEIN, Joseph
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 2014
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$32.50
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VA: Axios, 2014. Bound in black boards, stamped in gold in a illustrated dust jacket depicting a pile of books. A 537 pp. book of essays by one of the best essayist of the past 50 years. Tight, clean, presumably unread copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Item Price
$32.50
Stealing History (Signed)
by STERN, Gerald
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- Used - Good +
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
- Published
- 2012
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$17.00
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TX: Trinity University, 2012. Bound in red boards, stamped in gold, in matching "fiery" dust jacket. The first edition of this book of 84 essays by the National Book Award winning author. Two flaws -- one corner shows chew marks, as does the botton of the spine. (Hence the low price). The book is signed… Read more about this item Item Price
$17.00
Hamilton -- Writings
by HAMILTON, Alexander
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- Reprint
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- 2001
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$24.00
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NY: Library of America, 2001. As new copy -- still in shrinkwrap -- so I don't know the edition, nor the number of pages but I would estimate at greater than 350 pp. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Item Price
$24.00
Changing My Mind -- Occasional Essays
by SMITH, Zadie
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First American Edition
- Published
- 2009
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$29.00
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NY: Penguin Books, 2009. Bound in turquoise and white boards, stamped in gold. Tight, clean copy of this 306 pp. collection of essays by the prolific writer. . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Item Price
$29.00
Wallflower at the Orgy
by EPHRON, Nora
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- Used - Very Good ++
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good ++
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1970
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$145.00
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NY: Viking, 1970. Bound in black cloth and purple boards. This is the true first edition of this title. Retains original $5.95 on front flap of jacket. The front flap of the dust jacket shows a slight diagonal crease. A well above average copy of Ephron's second book (first hardcover pub.), preceeded by the paperback "Now Here's… Read more about this item Item Price
$145.00
A Desert Harvest - New and Selected Essays
by BERGER, Bruce
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- First Edition
- Published
- 2019
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$22.50
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NY: Farrar, Straus And Giroux, 2019. Bound in black boards, stamped in gold in desert illustrated dust jacket. A collection of 20 essays by noted essays. Known for Desert subjects. 252 pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Item Price
$22.50
Time Travel and Papa Joe's Pipe
by LIGHTMAN, Alan P.
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- Used - Very Good ++
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- Very Good ++
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- First Edition
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- 1984
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$27.50
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NY: Scribners, 1984. Bound in black cloth, stamped in silver in matching illustrated dust jacket. The first edition (number line ending in "1") of the author's first book. He is the noted author of Einstein's Dreams. 168 pp. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good ++/Very Good ++. Item Price
$27.50
The Ralph Nader Reader (Signed)
by NADER, Ralph
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- Used - Very Good +
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- No Jacket
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- Second Edition
- Published
- 2000
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- Paperback
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- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$22.00
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NY: Seven Stories Press, 2000. Bound in Stiff wraps with a full picture of Ralph Nader on the front panel. A 439 pp. book of Nader's writings. Signed on the half-title page by Mr. Nader. Intro by Barbara Ehrenreich. . Signed By Author. Second Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. Item Price
$22.00
Unpopular Opinions
by SAYERS, Dorothy L.
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- Used - Very Good +
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- No Jacket
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- First American Edition
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- 1947
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$85.00
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New York: Harcourt Brace & Co., 1947. Bound in green cloth, stamped in gold, lacking the dust jacket. This is a really scarce first edition of essays by the noted author/mystery writer. Previous owner's neat name to front endpaper. Checkmarks on list of books opposite the title page. 236 pp. Overall, a tight, clean copy.… Read more about this item Item Price
$85.00
Playing in the Dark
by MORRISON, Toni
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1992
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780674673779
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- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$39.50
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MA: Harvard University, 1992. The first edition/first printing of this rather scarce 92 pp. book subtitled "Whiteness and the Literary Imagination". Part of the William E. Massey, Sr. Lectures in the History of Civilization series. Tight, clean copy with bright dust jacket. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Item Price
$39.50
Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future
by Krugman, Paul
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- First Edition
- Published
- 2020
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- Hardcover
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- 9781324005018
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- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$19.50
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NY: W. W. Norton & Company, 2020. Bound in gray boards, stamped in gold. The first edtiion of this 444 pp. book of the noted Economist's collection of essays. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Item Price
$19.50
Three Essays
by MANN, Thomas
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- Used - Very Good +
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1932
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$175.00
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London: Martin Secker, 1932. Bound in green cloth that shows a tiny tear to top of spine and a bit of mottling to top of front panel. . This is a scarce Mann first edition (only five copies on OCLC/Worldcat. 261 pp. Essays on Goethe and Tolstoy, Frederick the Great and the Occult. A most… Read more about this item Item Price
$175.00
Stage-Land Curious Habits and Customs of Its Inhabitants
by JEROME, Jerome K.
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1890
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$35.00
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New York: Henry Holt, 1890. Bound in maroon cloth, stamped in gold. Type of spine is faded but still readable. Overall, a very acceptable copy of this first edition of this book of short essays by the author. 158 pp. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Item Price
$35.00
GROWING UP IN TEXAS RECOLLECTIONS OF CHILDHOOD BY 13 AUTHORS (Signed twice)
by Dobie, Bertha Terrell Webb Thomas Thompson Joe Frantz John Graves A C Greene John Weems, et al
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good +
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1972
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$30.00
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Austin: Encino Press, 1972. Bound in red cloth, stamped in black in illustrated dust jacket. This copy is signed twice by the author A.C. Greene (once on the title page and again on the first page of his essay). Underlining in stories by Lorece Williams and Joe Frantz. An acceptable copy save for… Read more about this item Item Price
$30.00
On Writing and Politics 1967-1983 (Helen & Kurt Wolff Book)
by GRASS, Gunter
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Published
- 1985
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780151699698
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- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$24.50
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NY: Harcourt, 1985. Bound in white cloth over gray boards, stamped in silver in matching black and white dust jacket with a photo of Grass on the front panel. Remainder mark to bottom edge. Still, a tight, clean copy of this book 157 pp. book of essays. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Item Price
$24.50