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Drop City
by Boyle, T.C
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0670031720
- ISBN 13
- 9780670031726
- Seller
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Beverly Hills, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Viking Penguin, 2003, 2003. F. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Published in New York by Viking Penguin in 2003. First Edition number sequence is printed on copyright page "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1." This copy is SIGNED by the author. Book fine except for small remainder mark on bottom edge of pages. DJ fine except for slight wearing on top and bottom edges of spine, and slight rubbing on corners. DJ price reads "$25.95
Synopsis
It is 1970, and a down-at-the-heels California commune devoted to peace, free love, and the simple life has decided to relocate to the last frontier—the unforgiving landscape of interior Alaska—in the ultimate expression of going back to the land. Armed with the spirit of adventure and naïve optimism, the inhabitants of “Drop City” arrive in the wilderness of Alaska only to find their utopia already populated by other young homesteaders. When the two communities collide, unexpected friendships and dangerous enmities are born as everyone struggles with the bare essentials of life: love, nourishment, and a roof over one’s head. Rich, allusive, and unsentimental, T.C. Boyle’s ninth novel is a tour de force infused with the lyricism and take-no-prisoners storytelling for which he is justly famous.
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- Bookseller
- Bookbid Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004369
- Title
- Drop City
- Author
- Boyle, T.C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- F
- ISBN 10
- 0670031720
- ISBN 13
- 9780670031726
- Publisher
- New York: Viking Penguin, 2003
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2003
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About the Seller
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Beverly Hills, California
About Bookbid Rare Books
Bookbid Rare Books is a rare book dealer located in Beverly Hills, California. The family run company has sold modern literary first editions and children's books for over 20 years. Member of ABAA, ILAB.
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