The Country
by Plante, David
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0689111894
- ISBN 13
- 9780689111891
- Seller
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New Port Richey, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Atheneum, 1981. Cloth. Fine/Very Fine. (3d ptg.) Slightly smaller, thinner book, dark gray cloth with title and initials embossed on front, gilt and tiny design bright on spine, 159 lightly browned pages plus biographical note. DJ heavy paper beneath mylar, colorfully designed with light brown speckled background, green and blue on front, praise on back from Ivan Doig, The Guardian, The Sunday Times and others. DJ and book, both Very Fine.
Synopsis
David Plante is the author of more than a dozen novels, including the Francoeur trilogy- The Family, The Woods, and The Country -as well as a work of nonfiction, Difficult Women: A Memoir of Three . His work has appeared in many periodicals, The New Yorker and The Paris Review among them, and has been nominated for a National Book Award. He teaches writing at Columbia University and lives in New York and London.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28813
- Title
- The Country
- Author
- Plante, David
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0689111894
- ISBN 13
- 9780689111891
- Publisher
- Atheneum
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- INDIANS NORTH AMERICA FICTION
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
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New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
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