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The Wapshot Chronicle
by Cheever, John
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very Good++/Near Fine in Plastic Cover
- Seller
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SANDY, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Harper & Brothers, 1957. First Edition. Cloth & Boards. Very Good++/Near Fine in Plastic Cover. A very nice First Edition of the author's first novel and winner of the National Book Award. Pages rough cut, small black stain on upper edges; otherwise clean and bright. The dustjacket includes the original price ($3.50) and is fully intact. With some light chipping at the spine ends and light soiling, there is some rubbing on the front panel. An important book by an important author.
Synopsis
John William Cheever was an American novelist and short story writer. His novel, The Wapshot Chronicle, won the National Book Award in 1958. The story is the family saga of the Wapshot family. Captain Leander Wapshot and his sons, Coverly and Moses, and their lives on the New England coast. The story is rendered through Leander’s diary and also through flashbacks; each revealing more about the eccentric family and unfolding the drama behind the small-town Massachusetts village. The novel’s vigorous, interesting characters explore the clash between pious and bourgeois respectability. A deeply compelling, funny yet sentimental novel that is deserving of being called a classic.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Parrish Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5046
- Title
- The Wapshot Chronicle
- Author
- Cheever, John
- Format/Binding
- Cloth & Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good++
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine in Plastic Cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Date Published
- 1957
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About the Seller
Parrish Books
Biblio member since 2006
SANDY, Oregon
About Parrish Books
Parrish Books is a full-time on-line dealer in fine collectible books in business since 2002. With specialities in signed limited editions and many favorite authors including Ray Bradbury, Richard Bach, Tom Clancy, John Updike, Kurt Vonnegut, Edward Gorey and Maurice Sendak. We specialize in exceptional customer service and quality packaging of all orders.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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