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The Impending Gleam - 1st US Edition/1st Printing

The Impending Gleam - 1st US Edition/1st Printing Hardcover - 1982

by Baxter, Glen

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine. 1982. 1st US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 039452473X . A bright first American edition/first printing in about Fine, seemingly unread condition, areas of delamination at joints. From the collection of Betty Anderson, legendary art director of publisher Knopf in the late 20th century as evidenced by her (small and unobtrusive) inventory number on front paste down; In Glen Baxter's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Impending Gleam, the town of Jefferson Corners, Massachusetts, is on the brink of an uncertain future. Tensions are high as the townspeople struggle to make ends meet. The only thing that seems to be holding them together is their shared love of the town's only radio station, WJM. However, when the station's owner, Harold Lamb, dies, the town is plunged into chaos. The members of the town council begin to argue and fight, and the town's spirit seems to be fading. It is up to the radio station's staff to keep the town's spirit alive and help to bring the community back together.; Cartoons; 8vo .
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  • Title The Impending Gleam - 1st US Edition/1st Printing
  • Author Baxter, Glen
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st US Edition; First Printing
  • Condition Used - Fine
  • Pages 111
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Alfred A. Knopf, New York
  • Date 1982
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 21909
  • ISBN 9780394524733 / 039452473X
  • Library of Congress subjects English wit and humor, Pictorial
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 81048126
  • Dewey Decimal Code 741.594

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