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TAPESTRY OF FORTUNES; A Novel
by Berg, Elizabeth
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 140006161X
- ISBN 13
- 9781400061617
- Seller
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 2013. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, tall 8vo, ivory quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over pale blue boards, archival polyester-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with cover art of a cup with flowers & butterfly on saucer by Dan Craig, 219 pages + [2] About the Author, [2] About the Type. Elizabeth Berg (born 1948) is an American novelist. Since Durable Goods, her debut novel in 1993, her novels have received several awards and nominations. Durable Goods, Joy School, and True to Form form a trilogy about the 12-year-old Katie Nash, based on the author's experience in a military family. She won the New England Book Awards in 1997. Her novel Open House (2000) was an Oprah's Book Club selection.<br/><br/>SIGNED & in EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION: tight, bright, clean in a comparable dust jacket (unclipped). No previous owner or remainder marks.
Synopsis
Elizabeth Berg is the author of many bestselling novels, including The Last Time I Saw You, Home Safe, The Year of Pleasures, and Dream When You’re Feeling Blue, as well as two collections of short stories and two works of nonfiction. Open House was an Oprah’s Book Club selection, Durable Goods and Joy School were selected as ALA Best Books of the Year, Talk Before Sleep was short-listed for an Abby Award, and The Pull of the Moon was adapted into a play. Berg has been honored by both the Boston Public Library and the Chicago Public Library and is a popular speaker at venues around the country. Her work has been translated into twenty-seven languages. She lives near Chicago.
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- Seller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 7180
- Title
- TAPESTRY OF FORTUNES; A Novel
- Author
- Berg, Elizabeth
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 140006161X
- ISBN 13
- 9781400061617
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2013
- Keywords
- list $26; military, travel, daughter, Army, identity, struggle, love,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Cloth
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