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IN THE GARDEN OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MARTYRS
by WOLFF, Tobias
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper with a soiled spine with the letters of the publisher faded
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: The Ecco Press, (1981). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper with a soiled spine with the letters of the publisher faded. Wolff's first collection of short stories in the scarce first state dustwrapper with the price of $14.95 printed on the front inside flap.
Synopsis
Among the characters you'll find in this collection of twelve stories by Tobias Wolff are a teenage boy who tells morbid lies about his home life, a timid professor who, in the first genuine outburst of her life, pours out her opinions in spite of a protesting audience, a prudish loner who gives an obnoxious hitchhiker a ride, and an elderly couple on a golden anniversary cruise who endure the offensive conviviality of the ship's social director.Fondly yet sharply drawn, Wolff's characters stumble over each other in their baffled yet resolute search for the "right path."
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021399
- Title
- IN THE GARDEN OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MARTYRS
- Author
- WOLFF, Tobias
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper with a soiled spine with the letters of the publisher faded
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Ecco Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- (1981)
- Keywords
- Modern Firsts, Modern First Editions, Vietnam Literature, Short Stories
- Bookseller catalogs
- Short Stories; Vietnam Literature;
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).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- 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
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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