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Poppa John
by Woiwode, Larry
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0374236305
- ISBN 13
- 9780374236304
- Seller
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Eureka, California, United States
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About This Item
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. A novel about an actor at the end of his life and career. Woiwode is the Poet Laureate of North Dakota and a noted Western writer. First edition (first printing). A very good copy in a very good dust jacket; a bit foxed inside; jacket spine a touch faded. Inscribed by the author at length, 'For Chuck and Susie, with admiration and gratitude; not *the* statement on actors and acting (somehow in here we need 'The Short King'), but part of the story toward that; and another. Love, Larry. 11/16/81.' The recipients of this book were Charles and Susan Shattuck. Charles as Woiwode's teacher in college at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champagne, and a noted Shakespearean scholar. Woiwode writes about Shattuck extensively in his book, What I Think I Did. The 'short king' may be a Shakespearean reference. A significant literary association.
His real name is not "Poppa John." His life has been built upon a variety of disguises. Close to seventy, wise, crotchety, troubled, outspoken, he is one of those elusive individuals whose very shifts and turnings serve to make him more himself and entirely unique. Compressed, music-like, lit with humor, "Poppa John "is a small book of awesome content and dimension.
His real name is not "Poppa John." His life has been built upon a variety of disguises. Close to seventy, wise, crotchety, troubled, outspoken, he is one of those elusive individuals whose very shifts and turnings serve to make him more himself and entirely unique. Compressed, music-like, lit with humor, "Poppa John "is a small book of awesome content and dimension.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eureka Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 160593
- Title
- Poppa John
- Author
- Woiwode, Larry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0374236305
- ISBN 13
- 9780374236304
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
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Eureka Books
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Eureka, California
About Eureka Books
Eureka Books, established in 1987, is a classic antiquarian shop with books in all subjects and price ranges. We're open Monday - Saturday in Old Town Eureka, California.
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Inscribed
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...