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FAMILY PICTURES; A Novel
by Miller, Sue
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Fine
- Seller
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Fine. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, tall 8vo ("), blue quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over off-white boards with "S.M." on front cover, archival mylar-protected lettered dust jacket (unclipped) with embossed raised images of paper-cutouts of children, viii + 389 pages. + Krochs & Brentanos' "1st Edition Circle" bookmark. A masterful, engrossing novel about the life of a large family that is deeply bonded by the stranger in their midst, an autistic child. "Profoundly honest, shapely, ambitious, engrossing".--New York Times Book Review.<br /> <br /> Spanning forty years Family Pictures follows the family drama set in Chicago between husband and wife over a beautiful autistic child. Randall is both angel and demon. His father, David, a coolly rational psychiatrist, wants him placed in an institution; his mother, Lainey, insists on keeping him at home.<br /> <br /> SIGNED & in SUPERIOR CONDITION internally: clean, tight, and bright. No previous owner or remainder marks.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8640
- Title
- FAMILY PICTURES; A Novel
- Author
- Miller, Sue
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Row, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- child, autism, family, love,
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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