Setting Free the Bears.
by IRVING, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Tiny ink signature; else better than very good in a bright, sharp jacket with a minor wrinkle and a few indentations on the fron
- Seller
-
Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York:: Random House,, [1968].. First edition.. publisher's cloth-backed boards in dust jacket.. Tiny ink signature; else better than very good in a bright, sharp jacket with a minor wrinkle and a few indentations on the front panel, probably the result of someone writing on paper placed on top of the book. A very attractive copy.. 8vo,. Author's first book.
Synopsis
This is about the novel; for the organization, see Free the Bears Fund. Setting Free the Bears is the first novel by American author John Irving, published in 1968 by Random House. Irving studied at the Institute of European Studies in Vienna in 1963 and Bears was written between 1965 and 1967 based largely on Irving’s understanding of the city and its rebellious youth of the sixties.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44509
- Title
- Setting Free the Bears.
- Author
- IRVING, John
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's cloth-backed boards in dust jacket.
- Book Condition
- Used - Tiny ink signature; else better than very good in a bright, sharp jacket with a minor wrinkle and a few indentations on the fron
- Edition
- First edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Random House,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- [1968].
- Pages
- 335 pp.
- Size
- 8vo,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Specializing in modern first editions since 1978. Fine and rare books in all fields.
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