[New York]: New Directions Book, 1984. First Edition. First Printing, cloth issue. Octavo; red cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; xviii,298pp. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped (priced $22.50), with some light shelfwear and a small rubbed spot at lower left edge of front panel. A reader spanning 30 years of Hawkes's work, with an introduction by William H. Gass. Issued simultaneously in wrappers and cloth.

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Bookseller: Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 23670
Title: Humors of Blood & Skin: A John Hawkes Reader
Author: HAWKES, John
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: New Directions Book
Place of Publication: [New York]
Date Published: 1984
Bookseller catalogs: Modern Fiction;

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