THE COUNTERLIFE [SIGNED]
by Roth, Philip
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1986. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Softcover. Octavo, 324 pages; Fair; original wraps and spine missing, with the spine showing torn brown paper, webbing, and glue; the half-title with stamped Uncorrected Proof info, handwritten tentative publication date of 'January 26, 1987' and tentative price of '$18.95.'; below Uncorrected Proof info is an inscription by Roth, dated Dec 2. 1986;
NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, in bookcase next to Ephemera section. 1330194. FP New Rockville Stock.
Synopsis
The Counterlife (1986) is a novel by the American author Philip Roth. It is the fourth full novel to feature the fictional novelist Nathan Zuckerman. However, when The Counterlife was published, Zuckerman had most recently appeared in a novella called The Prague Orgy, the epilogue to Zuckerman Bound. It is reported that French director Arnaud Desplechin is working on a screen adaptation of the novel.
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Details
- Seller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1330194
- Title
- THE COUNTERLIFE [SIGNED]
- Author
- Roth, Philip
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Advance Uncorrected Proof
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1986
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
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Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Uncorrected Proof
- An uncorrected proof is a printed copy of a book that needs to be reviewed for errors and corrections. They are released prior...