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DISTURBING THE PEACE
by YATES, Richard
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Paperclip rust impression to the first two pages, spine a little sunned with the adhesive label bearing the title beginning to f
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Delacorte, (1975). First Edition. wraps. Paperclip rust impression to the first two pages, spine a little sunned with the adhesive label bearing the title beginning to fray. Near Fine and uncommon. Uncorrected Proof in red printed wraps of Yates's fourth book, and perhaps his most uncommon, especially in this state.
Synopsis
A native New Yorker, Richard Yates was born in 1926; his first novel, Revolutionary Road , was a finalist for the National Book Award (in the same year as The Moviegoer and Catch-22 ). Much admired by peers, he was known during his lifetime as the foremost fiction writer of the post-war "age of anxiety." He published his last novel in 1986, and died in 1992.
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Details
- Seller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 011771
- Title
- DISTURBING THE PEACE
- Author
- YATES, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Wraps
- Book Condition
- Used - Paperclip rust impression to the first two pages, spine a little sunned with the adhesive label bearing the title beginning to f
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Delacorte
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- (1975)
- Keywords
- Advance Copy, Modern Firsts
- Bookseller catalogs
- Uncorrected Proof; Richard Yates; Advance Review Copy;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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- Fine
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
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