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The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel
by Hempel, Amy
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0743289463
- ISBN 13
- 9780743289467
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Scribner, 2006-05-09. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x1x9. The binding is clean and tight with minor shelf wear. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Previous owners name on ffep. Text and images unmarked. The dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover.
Synopsis
Amy Hempel is a master of the short story. This celebrated volume gathers together her complete work -- four short collections of stunning stories about marriages, minor disasters, and moments of revelation. With her inimitable compassion and wit, Hempel introduces characters who make choices that seem inevitable, and whose longings and misgivings evoke eternal human experience. For readers who have known Hempel's work for decades and for those who are just discovering her, this indispensable volume contains all the stories in Reasons to Live , At the Gates of the Animal Kingdom , Tumble Home , and The Dog of the Marriage . No reader of great writing should be without it.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Chaparral Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- DERHAMhemCSA
- Title
- The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel
- Author
- Hempel, Amy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0743289463
- ISBN 13
- 9780743289467
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Place of Publication
- Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2006-05-09
- Size
- 6x1x9
- X weight
- 23 oz
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Chaparral Books
Biblio member since 2015
Portland, Oregon
About Chaparral Books
Chaparral Books is located across from Elephant's Deli on S Corbett Avenue in Portland. We have a well rounded collection of subjects, including an extensive core collection in Western Americana and Native American Literature including Western Writers.
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- Text Block
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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