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The Recognitions

The Recognitions

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The Recognitions

by GADDIS, William

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About This Item

New York: Harcourt Brace & Co, 1955. First edition. Hardcover. Hardcover. First edition. A near fine book in a very good dust jacket. Some chipping at the head and foot of the jacket spine, light soiling to the rear panel. A stain on the bottom edges of the book. A faint 1.99 on bottom edge. First state dust jacket with "383 Madison Avenue" on rear flap.

Synopsis

The Recognitions is a 1955 novel by American William Gaddis. It is widely praised, and also known for its complexity. The novel was poorly received initially, but Gaddis's reputation grew, twenty years later, with the publication of his second novel J R (which won a National Book Award), and The Recognitions received belated fame; it is usually placed at least on a par with the later novel. Time Magazine included The Recognitions in its TIME 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005.

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Bookseller
Sawtooth Rare Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
28652
Title
The Recognitions
Author
GADDIS, William
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First edition
Publisher
Harcourt Brace & Co
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1955

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Fine
A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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...
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...
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....
Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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...
Chipping
A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...

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