Selected Letters: 1932-1981. Edited by Seamus Cooney.
by [Literary Letters] Fante, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0876858337
- ISBN 13
- 9780876858332
- Seller
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Langley, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Santa Rosa ::: Black Sparrow Press,,, 1991... First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight unread copy in a Fine acetate dust jacket. This is 1/176 copies signed by the editor Seamus Cooney. This selection of Fante's letters trace his emergence from poverty to life as a Hollywood screenwriter, and the book is complemented by many photos and interesting appendices. The book is most distinguished by Fante's letters to his mother and also sheds light on his novel Ask the Dust, unequivocally his masterpiece, and will likely answer a lot of readers' questions about what was purely fiction and what was taken whole cloth from life.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gregor Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24019
- Title
- Selected Letters: 1932-1981. Edited by Seamus Cooney.
- Author
- [Literary Letters] Fante, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Printing of the First US Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0876858337
- ISBN 13
- 9780876858332
- Publisher
- Black Sparrow Press,,
- Place of Publication
- Santa Rosa ::
- Date Published
- 1991..
- Keywords
- Literature
Terms of Sale
Gregor Rare Books
All items are first US or UK printings unless otherwise noted. Signatures are guaranteed authentic. Items are subject to prior sale and returnable within 7 days of receipt if not as described. We accept all major credit cards and personal checks. Postage is extra. We ship Priority insured mail: $8.00 for the first item and $4.00 for each additional. International shipping will be billed at cost. Washington State residents will be charged 8.4% sales tax.
About the Seller
Gregor Rare Books
Biblio member since 2007
Langley, Washington
About Gregor Rare Books
Gregor Rare Books is an open shop in the beautiful waterfront village of Langley, WA on Whidbey Island. We offer a fine selection of Distinctive Literature in the First Edition. Our shop hours are Wednesday through Sunday 10 am to 5 pm pst.
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