THE PURPLE DECADES
by Wolfe, Tom
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Plus/Good Plus
- ISBN 10
- 0374239274
- ISBN 13
- 9780374239275
- Seller
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1982. First Printing, First Edition Thus. . Hardcover. Good Plus/Good Plus. Readings from Wolfe's writing of the 1960's & '70's, chosen by the author and including selections from the "Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" and "The Right Stuff;' dustjacket art also by Wolfe; spine is deeply creased, but book still whole and tight; text edges slightly soiled; dustjacket edgeworn, white areas somewhat discolored, though art by Wolfe bright and undamaged.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000866
- Title
- THE PURPLE DECADES
- Author
- Wolfe, Tom
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Printing, First Edition Thus.
- ISBN 10
- 0374239274
- ISBN 13
- 9780374239275
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- FIRST EDITION, ESSAYS, CRITICISM, LITERATURE, 1960'S, CULTURE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature/criticism; Essays; Social Science;
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
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About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
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