THE HUNGRY GHOSTS: SEVEN ALLUSIVE COMEDIES
by Oates, Joyce Carol
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1975. Third Printing. Octavo (23.5cm); decorative paper-covered boards and black cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [10],11-200,[8]pp. Tiny, shallow indentation along upper board edges , else Near Fine in a worn and lightly soiled Very Good+ dustjacket. Oates's hilarious collection of short stories satirizing academia.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5947
- Title
- THE HUNGRY GHOSTS: SEVEN ALLUSIVE COMEDIES
- Author
- Oates, Joyce Carol
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Black Sparrow Press
- Place of Publication
- Los Angeles
- Date Published
- 1975
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Captain Ahab's Rare Books
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Stephenson, Virginia
About Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Founded in 2010, Captain Ahab's Rare Books specializes in first editions of literature, genre fiction, film-related books and ephemera, zines, manuscript and archival material.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.