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The Bean Trees
by Kingsolver, Barbara
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0060158638
- ISBN 13
- 9780060158637
- Seller
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Miller Place, New York, United States
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About This Item
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Harpercollins, 1988. In a clear protective Brodart mylar cover. Author's highly praised debut novel that follows the adventures of Taylor Greene, a young woman who having grown up poor in rural Kentucky, buys an old car and heads west. A touch of wear to bottom corners, a hint of soiling to bottom text block, tiny nick to bottom edge of front board, light creasing, wear to head of dj spine. Despite minor flaws, a beautiful copy.. SIGNED Bookplate Laid-in. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine/Fine. Book.
Synopsis
The Bean Trees , first published in 1988, is the first book written by Barbara Kingsolver and was followed by a sequel, Pigs in Heaven . Taylor Greer hightails it out of Kentucky as soon as she gets a car, refusing to be just another small-town girl. She soon finds herself in Oklahoma near Cherokee territory, and in a parking lot, a desperate and frightened woman hands Taylor a Cherokee toddler and leaves. Taylor and the child, named Turtle, keep moving out west and try to find somewhere to put down roots and grow. British Fantasy Award (1988)
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- Bookseller
- Nothing Like A Good Book
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1002585
- Title
- The Bean Trees
- Author
- Kingsolver, Barbara
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0060158638
- ISBN 13
- 9780060158637
- Publisher
- Harpercollins
- Place of Publication
- Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- WEST U FICTION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Signed; Author K;
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TERMS OF SALE: We accept MasterCard, Visa, Discover, PayPal, American Express, checks drawn on a U.S. bank in USD, Money Orders and Traveler Checks. Please make checks payable to: Charles Spataro SHIPPING: I will ship orders paid by cashiers check/money order within 48 hours. Orders paid with PayPal shipped within 48 hours of receipt of confirmatim. Orders paid with personal check will be held for 10 days before shipping. Within the USA the shipping and handling charge is $4.00 for media rate (old book rate) or $7.75 for priority mail for first book and $2.00 per additional book. International buyers pay $37.45 except Ca3nada customers ($26.90). Insurance available at cost. RETURNS: Books returnable within 10 days with prior approval and in same condition as received. ALL BOOKS ARE PACKED CAREFULLY FOR SHIPMENT. ALL DUST JACKETS WRAPPED IN BRODART PROTECTIVE MYLAR COVER.
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- Spine
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