New York. Alfred A. Knopf. 2006. HARDCOVER.. Fine/Near Fine dj. (book like new, appears never read, no writings. jacket complete/clean/crisp, lightly scuffed/scratched) 8vo. Not a Remainder. Slate gray boards & black cloth back. viii. + 436pp. First Edition so stated & per title page date. Deckle edge. Not a remainder. $26.00 jacket price. Front flap creased along top corner.

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Gay Talese was a reporter for The New York Times from 1956 to 1965. Since then he has written for the Times, Esquire, The New Yorker, Harper’s Magazine, and other national publications. He is the author of eleven books. He lives with his wife, Nan, in New York City.

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Bookseller: Booktopia (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 13042814
Title: A Writer's Life. [1st hardcover]
Author: Talese, Gay
Format/Binding: HARDCOVER.
Book Condition: New Fine/Near Fine dj. (book like new, appears never read, no writings. jacket complete/clean/crisp, lightly scuffed/scratched)
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0679410961
ISBN 13: 9780679410966
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf.
Place of Publication: New York.
Date Published: 2006.
Pages: viii. + 436pp.
Keywords: Gay Talese Autobiography Memoirs

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