IRONWEED
by KENNEDY, William
- Used
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine and uncommon in this format, especially when signed and in this condition
- Seller
-
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Synopsis
The third novel in William Kennedy’s Albany Cycle series, Ironweed (1983) is set during the Great Depression. It follows Francis Phelan, a drifter from Albany, New York. After a devastating accident where he killed his child, he becomes a wandering alcoholic, but at the beginning of the novel has returned home. Detailing Francis’s life following his homecoming, Ironwood tells the tragic tale of a man haunted by his past. The striking novel won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1984 and was adapted into a film in 1987.
Read More: Identifying first editions of IRONWEED
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Seller
- Charles Agvent (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 000527
- Title
- IRONWEED
- Author
- KENNEDY, William
- Format/Binding
- Wraps
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine and uncommon in this format, especially when signed and in this condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- (1983)
- Keywords
- Signed, Uncorrected Proof, William Kennedy, First Editions, Pulitzer Prize, Modern First Editions, Modern Firsts
- Bookseller catalogs
- Pulitzer Prize;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
About Charles Agvent
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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...
- 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....