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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
by King, Stephen
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0684853523
- ISBN 13
- 9780684853529
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: Scribner, 2000 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Beige boards with black spine, gilt titles on spine, 288 pp. Spine slightly cocked, a bit of rubbing to spine ends & spots to fore-edge. DJ has a bit of wear at corners, else fine; in Brodart archival cover. The first third of this book is a memoir -- basically autobiography, but King focuses more on writing than his life in general. The rest of it is his advice on the craft of writing popular fiction. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. . VG/Near Fine. 22 X 15 cm.
Synopsis
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft is an autobiography and writing guide by Stephen King, published in 2000. It is a book about the prolific author's experiences as a writer. Although he discusses several of his books, one doesn't need to have read them or even be familiar with them to read On Writing. In 2008, Entertainment Weekly listed On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft 21st on their list of The New Classics: Books - The 100 best reads from 1983 to 2008, making it King's only entry.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Twin City Antiquarian Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LIBI00036
- Title
- On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
- Author
- King, Stephen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0684853523
- ISBN 13
- 9780684853529
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000
- Size
- 22 X 15 cm
- Keywords
- Literary Biography Memoirs Writing Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery & Thrillers;
- X weight
- 32 oz
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About the Seller
Twin City Antiquarian Books
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
About Twin City Antiquarian Books
We are mail-order sellers of used and out-of-print books, selling on the Web since 2000.
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- Spine
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- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
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