The Fourth Hand [Signed]
by Irving, John
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0375506276
- ISBN 13
- 9780375506277
- Seller
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Rapid River, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 2001. First printing. Flat signed by John Irving at title page. Faux parchment boards, maroon leatherette spine wrap, gilt spine titles, fine. Pages fine. Dj fine; unclipped 26.95, protected in new, clear sleeve. While reporting a story from India, New York journalist Patrick Wallingford inadvertently becomes his own headline when his left hand is eaten by a lion. In Boston, a renowned surgeon eagerly awaits the opportunity to perform the nation's first hand transplant. 316 pages. Insured post.. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
Synopsis
John Irving published his first novel at the age of twenty-six. He has received awards from the Rockefeller Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Guggenheim Foundation; he has won an O. Henry Award, a National Book Award, and an Academy Award. Mr. Irving lives with his family in Toronto and Vermont.
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- Bookseller
- BiblioStax (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016889
- Title
- The Fourth Hand [Signed]
- Author
- Irving, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0375506276
- ISBN 13
- 9780375506277
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2001
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
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- Parchment
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- Title Page
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