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Local Anaesthetic
by Grass, Gunter
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Like New/Like New
- ISBN 10
- 0151529574
- ISBN 13
- 9780151529575
- Seller
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Southampton, New York, United States
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About This Item
Harcourt, Brace & World, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New/Like New. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($6.95 price intact). Published by Harcourt Brace World, 1970. Octavo. Yellow cloth boards stamped in brown with orange endpapers and orange topstain. Book is like new. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Previous owner name and address on flyleaf. Dust jacket is like new with light shelf wear. Book placed in custom acetate protector. 283 pages. ISBN: 0151529574. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!
Synopsis
Starusch, a 40-year-old teacher of German and history, undergoes protracted dental treatment in an office where TV is used to distract the patients. Under local anesthesia, the patient projects onto the screen his past and present with the fluidity and visual quality of the movies. A satirical portrait of social confusions. Translated by Ralph Manheim. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
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Details
- Bookseller
- Southampton Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 118674
- Title
- Local Anaesthetic
- Author
- Grass, Gunter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New Like New
- Jacket Condition
- Like New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0151529574
- ISBN 13
- 9780151529575
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace & World
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
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Terms of Sale
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