Bullet Park
by John Cheever
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1969. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 6". None. The first edition of this novel by John Cheever about the predestined fate of a father and son with a psychotic man, in the original dust wrapper. The true first edition. The first chapter was first published in the 'New Yorker' with two other chapters featuring in 'Playboy'. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper.This novel was written by John Cheever, an American novelist and short story writer. The novel tells the story of Eliot Nailles and his son and their fated interactions with the psychotic Paul Hammer who has recently moved to their home in Bullet Park. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart with scattered small damp stains to the boards and a very slight lean. Unnamed bookplate to the front free endpaper with the odd spot to the endpapers. The wrap is very smart with scattered minor spotting, very small closed tears to the head and tail of the spine and edge wear. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 898Z21
- Title
- Bullet Park
- Author
- John Cheever
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1969
- Size
- 8.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- First edition Modern John Cheever Novel Modern
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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