Voss: How I Come to America and Am Hero, Mostly [Signed to Phyllis Newman]
by David Ives
- Used
- very good
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 039924722X
- ISBN 13
- 9780399247224
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
Octavo; [vi], 200pp. Illustrated dust jacket with $17.99 price intact; bound in blue paper-covered boards with red lettering to spine. Jacket lightly rubbed along top edge and corners, but with no chips, tears, or marks. Boards are clean and square. Pages toning a bit along edges but unmarked. Binding is sound.
Synopsis
In a series of letters home to his friend Meero, Vospop Vsklzwczdztwczky (Voss for short) tells the hilarious story of how he smuggles himself to America in a crate of black-market cheese puffs with his gloomy father Bogdown and his nutty uncle Shpoont. Settling into the rundown Slobovian section of town, Voss soon finds his first job by opening the door for debutante Tiffany McBloomingdale (an unheard-of act of politeness), rescues his father from a sinister hospital, and even gets the girl of his dreams, though not the one he expects! Through Voss?s comically broken English, readers will find a remarkably fresh view of America. Brimming with pointed satire, a healthy dose of action, and a one-of-a-kind narrator, Voss?s crazy adventures are sure to leave a lasting impression.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12939
- Title
- Voss: How I Come to America and Am Hero, Mostly [Signed to Phyllis Newman]
- Author
- David Ives
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardback
- ISBN 10
- 039924722X
- ISBN 13
- 9780399247224
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2008
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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