Book and dust jacket are in fine condition. The image provided is the actual book I'm offering for sale. No markings or damage to any pages. No sunning. No clips. Structure of the book (covers, binding, spine, hinges) is tight and free of damage. Page block is nice and square. Cut pages. Additional photos will be provided upon request in order to ensure the quality and integrity of your book purchase.

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The Doo Dads are singing "My Girl" on the radio and fourteen-year-old Gary is studying pictures of naked women, aware that Grandpa is looking down from heaven wondering how the boy turned out so badly. He has never so much as kissed a girl, except his rebellious cousin Kate, a sophisticate of seventeen who knows about The New Yorker and also how to swear and exhale smoke rings. But this is a summer of change for Gary: he fights back against his bullying born-again sister and his tyrannical teacher, and most significantly, he receives an Underwood typewriter-a typewriter that will help Gary believe he can become a writer. With his trademark gift for treading "a line delicate as a cobweb between satire and sentiment" ( The Cleveland Plain Dealer ), Keillor's touching and funny novel brilliantly captures a newly minted America and delivers an unforgettable comedy about the universal aspects of adolescence-from first loves to fear and fascination with bodily functions.

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Bookseller: The Dusty Bookcase (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0000929
Title: LAKE WOBEGON SUMMER 1956
Author: Keillor, Garrison
Format/Binding: Hardcover. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade.
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0670030031
ISBN 13: 9780670030033
Publisher: Viking Adult
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Date Published: 2001
Size: Octavo
Keywords: 1950's; Fiction; Humorous; Lake Wobegon (Minn.: Imaginary place); Medical; Midwest; Minnesota; Neuroscience; Short Stories (single author); Summer
Bookseller catalogs: Humor; Short Stories; Fiction;

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About The Dusty Bookcase

The Dusty Bookcase is an online bookstore that was founded in April of 2016. We have a great collection of first editions, first printings, autographed books and publications, out of print books, classics, antiques and collectibles. As avid bibliophiles, we take much pride in the quality and integrity of the books we offer for sale. Our books are varied and diverse. We believe we have a great collection of books that we take great care of, and take pride in owning. Every dust jacket is gently cleaned with a surface safe spray gel. Photographs are taken of the actual books we offer for sale, and every book is stored on a bookshelf. We're always on the lookout for the next great book to peek inside and offer for sale. Our goal is to have you, our valued customer, pleasantly surprised by the quality and integrity of your book purchase. We want every current and future customer to enjoy purchasing books from us, as much as we enjoy having the books to offer for sale.

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