Shoot the Widow : Adventures of a Biographer in Search of Her Subject by Secrest, Meryle

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

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Knopf. Used - Good. BOOK HAS STAINS ON PAGE EDGES BUT REMAINS IN GOOD READABLE CONDITION. hardcover This item shows wear from consistent use but remains in good readable condition. It may have marks on or in it, and may show other signs of previous use or shelf wear. May have minor creases or signs of wear on dust jacket. Packed with care, shipped promptly.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. CM6 - An uncorrected proof trade paperback book in near fine condition that has light discoloration and shelf wear. A charming account of a life spent in sometimes arduous, sometimes comical, always exciting pursuit of the truth about other lives. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

Knopf, 6/5/2007 12:00:01 AM. hardcover. Acceptable. 0.9449 in x 9.5276 in x 5.8268 in.

This book was purchased in 2007 at the time of publication, the dust jacket was carefully covered with a clear jacket protector, then carefully stored until the present time. It is unread and for all practical purposes it is new.
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xii, 242 pp. The jacket is price-clipped.

Fine in Fine dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. ...; ; ...; Hardcover. Knopf, 2007. 1st Edition/1st Printing. Fine Book in Fine Dust Jacket. Price Intact. Overall, a clean and tight copy. . Bubble wrapped and shipped promptly in a box. .

Knopf. Collectible - Very Good. Signed Copy Collectible - Very Good. Very Good dust jacket. Inscribed by author on front endpage.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf; A Borzoi Book, 2007. xii, 242 pages, illustrations; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Fine DJ. The first rule of biography, wrote Justin Kaplan: 'Shoot the widow.' In her new book, Meryle Secrest, acclaimed biographer ('Knowing, sympathetic and entertainingly droll'--The New York Times), writes about her comic triumphs and misadventures as a biographer in search of her nine celebrated subjects, about how the hunt for a 'life' is like working one's way through a maze, full of fall starts, dead ends, and occasional clear passages leading to the next part of the puzzle. She writes about her first book, a life of Romaine Brooks, and how she was led to Nice and given invaluable letters by her subject's heir that were slid across the table, one at a time; how she was led to the villa of Brooks' lover, Gabriele d'Annunzio (poet, playwright, and aviator), a fantastic mausoleum left untouched since the moment of his death seventy years before; to a… Read More