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The World According to Garp

by IRVING, JOHN

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
  • first
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Near Fine/Near Fine
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New York: E. P Dutton, 1978. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. Gilt lettered quarter blue cloth over beige paper boards. Wrapped in decorative dust jacket. Irving's breakout book that made him a literary star. Made into a successful movie. This is a very sharp copy with some edgewear and a slight fade to the spine o/w near fine.

Synopsis

John Irving has been nominated for a National Book Award three times–winning once, in 1980, for the novel The World According to Garp. A Prayer for Owen Meany was published in 1989. In 1992, Mr. Irving was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Oklahoma. In 2000, he won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Cider House Rules –a film with seven Academy Award nominations. From the Trade Paperback edition.

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On Sep 26 2007, Shawnee said:
This is the best book I have ever read!! If you want a story about the 70's this is one, full of symoblism and underlying truths and tragedy. The "undertoad" You may not always see it but its always there, and we all have those "undertoads" in our life. This book is full complete, from beginning to end, the end will not leave you questioning "what was Irving thinking?" He completed this book and didn't shirk on the details, its phenomonal!

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Bookseller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA CA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #
42229
Title
The World According to Garp
Author
IRVING, JOHN
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
E. P Dutton
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1978

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About the Seller

Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA

Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario

About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA

Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)

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Fine
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Spine
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Gilt
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Jacket
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