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IRONWEED

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IRONWEED

by KENNEDY, William

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  • Paperback
  • Signed
  • first
Condition
Fine and uncommon in this format, especially when signed and in this condition
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About This Item

New York: The Viking Press, (1983). First Edition. wraps. Fine and uncommon in this format, especially when signed and in this condition. Uncorrected proof in yellow printed wraps with brown ink lettering and title in ink on the spine. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. SIGNED on the title page by the author.

Synopsis

The third novel in William Kennedy’s Albany Cycle series, Ironweed (1983) is set during the Great Depression. It follows Francis Phelan, a drifter from Albany, New York. After a devastating accident where he killed his child, he becomes a wandering alcoholic, but at the beginning of the novel has returned home. Detailing Francis’s life following his homecoming, Ironwood tells the tragic tale of a man haunted by his past. The striking novel won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1984 and was adapted into a film in 1987.

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Seller
Charles Agvent US (US)
Seller's Inventory #
000527
Title
IRONWEED
Author
KENNEDY, William
Format/Binding
Wraps
Book Condition
Used - Fine and uncommon in this format, especially when signed and in this condition
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Paperback
Publisher
The Viking Press
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
(1983)
Keywords
Signed, Uncorrected Proof, William Kennedy, First Editions, Pulitzer Prize, Modern First Editions, Modern Firsts
Bookseller catalogs
Pulitzer Prize;

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Charles Agvent

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About the Seller

Charles Agvent

Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
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).

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Spine
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Fine
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Title Page
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Uncorrected Proof
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First Edition
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