Middle C.
by GASS, William H
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0307701638
- ISBN 13
- 9780307701633
- Seller
-
Asheville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2013. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo. 6.5 x 9.5 in. 395 pp. Very good in the original sea-green boards and grey spine with covers that have light sunning along the top edge, with a very good illustrated dust jacket that has minor signs of reading and shelf life along the edges. Signed by Gass on a Knopf bookplate that has been affixed to the half-title page.
Synopsis
William H. Gass—essayist, novelist, literary critic—was born in Fargo, North Dakota. He is the author of six works of fiction and nine books of essays, including Life Sentences, A Temple of Texts, and Tests of Time . Gass is a former professor of philosophy at Washington University. He lives with his wife, the architect Mary Gass, in St. Louis.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bagatelle Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5535
- Title
- Middle C.
- Author
- GASS, William H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0307701638
- ISBN 13
- 9780307701633
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2013
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bagatelle Books, IOBA
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Asheville, North Carolina
About Bagatelle Books, IOBA
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