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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay: A Novel
by Michael Chabon
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Ner Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0679450041
- ISBN 13
- 9780679450047
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
Item Price
A$100.71A$70.50
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Random House, 2000-09-19. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Ner Fine. New York: Random House, 2000. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. A great copy of Chabon's Pulitzer winning novel. Light rubbing to corners and spine ends. Near Fine in like dust jacket.
Synopsis
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay is a 2000 novel by American author Michael Chabon that won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2001. The novel follows the lives of the title characters, a Czech artist named Joe Kavalier and a Brooklyn-born writer named Sam Clay—both Jewish—before, during, and after World War II. Kavalier and Clay become major figures in the nascent comics industry during its "Golden Age.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Vandello Books, Member IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 080323001
- Title
- The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay: A Novel
- Author
- Michael Chabon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Ner Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0679450041
- ISBN 13
- 9780679450047
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000-09-19
- Keywords
- Comic Book Creators|Jewish Fiction|Comic Books 1940's|SABF 2023
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Vandello Books, Member IOBA
Returns accepted within 30 days of purchase.
About the Seller
Vandello Books, Member IOBA
Biblio member since 2005
Seattle, Washington
About Vandello Books, Member IOBA
Vandello Books is an online bookstore in Seattle, Washington. Our areas of strength include Modern Firsts, Textiles, Craft and the Arts. We carry inventory in numerous subject areas and are happy to advise our customers on building collections. We consider ourselves to be custodians of your books and treat each item with this philosophy in mind.
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- Fine
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