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The Aerialist: A Novel [SIGNED]

The Aerialist: A Novel [SIGNED]

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The Aerialist: A Novel [SIGNED]

by Schmitt, Richard

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9781585670703
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Woodstock, NY: Sewanee Writers' Series/The Overlook Press, 2000. Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED. Light brown 1/4 cloth, tan paper covered boards, lettered in silver foil. As issued. Dust jacket as issued, now in mylar. 295 pp. 1st ptg., complete number line. Signed by author on main title, no inscription or date but with a dooble of an aerialist walking a highwire formed by a portion of the author's last name. Author's first novel..

Synopsis

From an authentic American voice, a stunning, gritty tale of a young man's retreat into the darkly glamorous world of the circus. Venice, Florida: On the edge of town sits the winter headquarters of a traveling circus. One day Gary, a drifter, signs up for a job as a bullhand with the circus. Everyone has heard of the ringmaster, the trapeze artist, and the clown, but Gary soon learns that the circus includes others as well: the 24-hour man, the first to arrive in a town to poster the way to the circus grounds; the bullhands who remove elephant excrement from under the animals' bodies; the butchers who distract the audience from the circus spectacle selling them cotton candy or lemonade; the animal people who care for the animals and keep to themselves. Gary instantly falls in love with this new life, riding the circus train from one town to the next in the odd hours of the night. This acclaimed debut tells of a hapless, magical existence-a life for which Richard Schmitt's characters have abandoned everything and nothing at all. In it, the circus unfolds as a wealth of human energy and ambition, and Schmitt emerges as a talent with a magical voice and a high-flying future.

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Bookseller
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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
The Aerialist: A Novel [SIGNED]
Author
Schmitt, Richard
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
New
Jacket Condition
As New
Edition
1st Edition
ISBN 10
1585670707
ISBN 13
9781585670703
Publisher
Sewanee Writers' Series/The Overlook Press
Place of Publication
Woodstock, NY
Date Published
2000
Size
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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