The Sportswriter (Inscribed)
by Ford, Richard
- Used
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
-
Avon, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Vintage Contemporaries, 1986. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good +. First edition, first printing of the author's third and breakout novel. Published as a trade paperback original. A handsome very good plus copy. The author's third book and breakout novel. The first book in what would become a trilogy of related novels featuring Frank Bascome. Nicely INSCRIBED by Ford on the title page.
Synopsis
The author of five novels and two collections of stories, Richard Ford was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award for Independence Day , the first book to win both prizes. In 2001 he received the PEN/Malamud Award for excellence in short fiction.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Derringer Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33853
- Title
- The Sportswriter (Inscribed)
- Author
- Ford, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Vintage Contemporaries
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature / First Editions;
Terms of Sale
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