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The Imaginary Girlfriend [Signed Bookplate Laid in]
by John Irving
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0747524823
- ISBN 13
- 9780747524823
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Bloomsbury, 1996. Near Fine/Near Fine. London: Bloomsbury, 1996. First Edition. Bookplate signed by Irving loosely laid in at front. Small octavo. 148 pages + black and white photographs. Photographic dust jacket. Black boards stamped in gilt.
A memoir of writing and wrestling, first published in the U.K. and incorporated into Trying to Save Piggy Sneed the next year in the U.S.
Unclipped dust jacket lightly rubbed along edges. Boards show a touch of shelfwear to edges. Binding is sound and pages clean and unmarked.
A memoir of writing and wrestling, first published in the U.K. and incorporated into Trying to Save Piggy Sneed the next year in the U.S.
Unclipped dust jacket lightly rubbed along edges. Boards show a touch of shelfwear to edges. Binding is sound and pages clean and unmarked.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9002
- Title
- The Imaginary Girlfriend [Signed Bookplate Laid in]
- Author
- John Irving
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0747524823
- ISBN 13
- 9780747524823
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1996
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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