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Back to Barbary Lane. The Final Tales of the City. Omnibus.
by Maupin, Armistead
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus
- Seller
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper Collins, 1991 Hard cover in blue publisher's cloth with author's facsimile signature in silver to front board and titles in same to spine, in a d/j. 713pp. First edition Thus, first printing. Omnibus edition of the second trilogy of the Tales of the City series, set in San Francisco, by the author and gay activist Armistead Jones Maupin (1944 - ). Condition: Remainder mark to bottom of text block. Dust jacket shows some shelfwear and light marks to the back. Includes the "hilarious and heartbreaking" short stories first published in the San Francisco Chronicle, "Baby Cakes," "Significant Others," and " Sure of You," among other works describing the burgeoning AIDS crisis in that city beginning in the 1980's.. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus.
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- Bookseller
- Dark and Stormy Night Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8028
- Title
- Back to Barbary Lane. The Final Tales of the City. Omnibus.
- Author
- Maupin, Armistead
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Edition
- First US Edition
- Publisher
- Harper Collins
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1991
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We work to promote the significance of a wide variety of ideas, from whatever era they might originate. We celebrate, and work to preserve, the artistry of the printed page, the handwritten word, and the craftsmanship of the hand-made object in today's virtual, digital world.
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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