Description:
278 pages. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's quarter black cloth with gilt label to spine with black lettering over beige boards in original pictorial jacket. First edition. Remainder mark at heal end pages. Make it new, said Pound, and Dobyns always does: this account of four extraordinary weeks in the life of a large Chilean family, sheltering from a series of earthquakes, is his best novel yet. The Big One rocked southern Chile on May 22, 1960, to be followed by months of smaller quakes and tremors, mudslides and tsunamis. Four thousand people were killed; the moon turned blood-red; many believed the end of the world was at hand. The solidly bourgeois Droppelman family of Puerto Varas experiences convulsions of its own, culminating in scandal. The story is told by eight-year-old Lucy, whose father, a cattle merchant, is killed by a falling chimney brick; she and her two brothers take refuge in their grandparents' farmhouse. Lucy's grandmother is overjoyed by the quake, since…
Read More Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Details
- Title After Shocks/Near Escapes
- Author Dobyns, Stephen
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 278
- Publisher Viking, New York
- Date 1991
- ISBN 9780670839148
More Copies for Sale
After Shocks/Near Escapes
by Stephen Dobyns (1941- )
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780670839148 / 0670839140
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
- Item Price
-
NZ$1.69NZ$11.81 shipping to USA
Show Details
Item Price
NZ$1.69
NZ$11.81
shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
AFTER SHOCKS NEAR ESCAPES
by Dobyns, Stephen
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780670839148 / 0670839140
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Danvers, Massachusetts, United States
- Item Price
-
NZ$2.95NZ$7.88 shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
New York: Viking 1991 First Edition 1st printing 277 pages, 5 3/4 x 8 1/2, cloth backed boards, hardcover in dust jacket CONDITION: GOOD, Ex-library with all the usual markings (no external) o/w very good copy in fine dj
Item Price
NZ$2.95
NZ$7.88
shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
After Shocks/Near Escapes: A Novel
by Dobyns, Stephen
- Used
- Condition
- UsedVeryGood
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780670839148 / 0670839140
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Hillsboro, Ohio, United States
- Item Price
-
NZ$5.04NZ$10.11 shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
UsedVeryGood. Ex-library usual stamps and markings Good condition but not perfect, Cover has minor nicks and tears, spine shows some creases from use. Ask Questions and request photos if your buying for the cover and not the content. STOCK PHOTOS MAY VARY FROM THE ACTUAL ITEM. ACTUAL PHOTOS AVAIL. UPON REQUEST.
Item Price
NZ$5.04
NZ$10.11
shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
After Shocks/Near Escapes: A Novel
by Stephen Dobyns
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780670839148 / 0670839140
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Syracuse, New York, United States
- Item Price
-
NZ$6.75NZ$10.12 shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Viking, June 1991. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. 1.2 x 8.6 x 5.6 Inches; 278 pages
Item Price
NZ$6.75
NZ$10.12
shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
After Shocks/Near Escapes
by Dobyns, Stephen
- Used
- Condition
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780670839148 / 0670839140
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Frederick, Maryland, United States
- Item Price
-
NZ$9.82NZ$6.73 shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Viking. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. With remainder mark. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
Item Price
NZ$9.82
NZ$6.73
shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
After Shocks/Near Escapes: A Novel
by Dobyns, Stephen
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780670839148 / 0670839140
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
- Item Price
-
NZ$11.61FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Viking, 1991. Hardcover. Very Good. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Item Price
NZ$11.61
FREE shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
After Shocks/Near Escapes
by Dobyns, Stephen
- Used
- Condition
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780670839148 / 0670839140
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Reno, Nevada, United States
- Item Price
-
NZ$12.42FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Item Price
NZ$12.42
FREE shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
After Shocks/Near Escapes
by Dobyns, Stephen
- Used
- Condition
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780670839148 / 0670839140
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
- Item Price
-
NZ$12.42FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Item Price
NZ$12.42
FREE shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
After Shocks/Near Escapes
by Dobyns, Stephen
- Used
- Condition
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780670839148 / 0670839140
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
- Item Price
-
NZ$12.42FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Item Price
NZ$12.42
FREE shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
After Shocks/Near Escapes
by Stephen Dobyns
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780670839148 / 0670839140
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
HOUSTON, Texas, United States
- Item Price
-
NZ$14.51FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Viking Adult, 1991-06-01. Hardcover. Good.
Item Price
NZ$14.51
FREE shipping to USA