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At Home in the Heart of Appalachia
by O'Brien, John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394564510
- ISBN 13
- 9780394564517
- Seller
-
Northfield, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 2001. Lightly bumped. Jacket a bit worn at the corners and spine ends, front flap price clipped, in mylar. Inscribed by O'Brien on the half title page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Inscribed By the Author. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.
Synopsis
John O’Brien has held writing fellowships at the University of Iowa and Stanford University, and he was the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship. His work has appeared in Hudson Review , Massachusetts Review , TriQuarterly , Country Journal , Harrowsmith , and Gray’s Sporting Journal . This is his first book. He lives with his wife, Becky, in Franklin, West Virginia.
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- Bookseller
- MLC Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 120031
- Title
- At Home in the Heart of Appalachia
- Author
- O'Brien, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0394564510
- ISBN 13
- 9780394564517
- Publisher
- Alfred a Knopf Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2001
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Biography/Autobiography;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
MLC Books
Biblio member since 2009
Northfield, Minnesota
About MLC Books
MLC Books has been selling online since 2006, with a heavy emphasis on vintage and collectible crime fiction, other fiction, and books related to Minnesota. A diverse general stock available as well.
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- Half Title
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- Inscribed
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
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