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Apex Hides the Hurt: A Novel
by Colson Whitehead
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 038550795X
- ISBN 13
- 9780385507950
- Seller
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Carrollton, Texas, United States
Item Price
A$68.20A$61.38
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About This Item
Light-blue and dark-blue boards with gold writing on spine; top and bottom of book spine rumpled. Slight shelf wear on top and bottom of dust jacket spine; tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. Cover price of $29.95 on front dust jacket fold.
Knopf Doubleday First Edition; First Printing as indicated by "March 2006," "First Edition, " and complete number line ending in "1" on copyright page.
Whitehead's novel heralded as "a brisk new comic tour de force about identity, history, and the adhesive bandage industry." Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.
Synopsis
Apex Hides the Hurt is a 2006 novel by American author Colson Whitehead. The novel follows an unnamed nomenclature consultant who is asked to visit the town of Winthrop, which (it turns out) is considering changing its name. During his visit, the main character is introduced to several citizens attempting to persuade him in favor of their preferred name for the town. The novel has received mostly positive reviews from critics, with few negative comments.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sherlock Joe's Book Hunting
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WHHD011
- Title
- Apex Hides the Hurt: A Novel
- Author
- Colson Whitehead
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 038550795X
- ISBN 13
- 9780385507950
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2006-03-21
- Pages
- 212
- Keywords
- colson whitehead; apex hides the hurt
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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I focus on modern first edition, first printings, but have been lately finding first editions, later printings of older novels in my inventory. I'm also highlighting a lot of signed books that I've found.
I will also gladly search for and offer well-priced books of all kinds. If there's something you'd love to have, either send me a message here or go to https://cases.sherlockjoes.com and Open a Case!
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- Number Line
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