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The Tar Baby by Charyn, Jerome - 1973

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The Tar Baby

by Charyn, Jerome

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New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973. Very Good/Very Good-, slight discoloration to upper corner of front cover, continuing to corners of first few pages, otherwise great, text tight and clean. The dust jacket is soiled at same corner, back corner as well, dark patch from sticker on front panel, no chips or tears. This is a first edition of Charyn's hilarious novel, cast as a parody of a literary journal. The story develops through short stories, fictional interviews and even advertisements.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.
  • Bookseller The Book House - St. Louis US (US)
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good
  • Jacket Condition Very Good -
  • Edition First Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • ISBN 10 003091485X
  • ISBN 13 9780030914850
  • Publisher Holt, Rinehart and Winston
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1973
  • Keywords First Edition , Fiction , Literature , Once Upon a Droshky , on the Darkening Green , Going to Jerusalem

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The Tar Baby

by Charyn, Jerome (1937-)

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243 pages. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") issued in brown cloth with black lettering to spine and black figure to front cover. First edition.Audaciously cast in the form of a hilariously ribald parody of a literary Quarterly - including such magazine paraphernalia as ads and letters to the editor - The Tar Baby, Charyn's seventh novel, coalesces into a brilliant, story-filled novel populated by an array of brawling academics and earthy townies. Above all, it is an entertainment that will disturb and delight a college-bred generation.Jerome Charyn was born in the Bronx area of New York and was educated at Columbia (BA, 1959), where he studied history and comparative literature with a focus on Russian literature. He has written 37 novels including three memoirs about his childhood in the Bronx, The Dark Lady from Belorusse, The Black Swan, and Bronx Boy, the first two of which were named New York Times Book Of the Year. He now lives in Paris, where he taught film at the American University of Paris. He is now… Read More
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Holt Rinehart & Winston. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1973. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. 003091485X . Sticker shadow on DJ front. Clean and unmarked. Stated first edition. ; 243 pages .
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New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First printing as verified by McBride. Spine is tight, boards rigid and tips are pointed. Mottling on top of text block. Appears unread. The jacket is NOT price clipped but has slightest hint of label ghost on front cover. Some wear at spine ends with small tear at top front corner. Looks quite smart in its shiny new plastic cover. Shipping box is suitable for wrapping with a non-price listed purchase order inside along with biodegradable packing. "Clever, witty and different...Ribald, tongue-in-cheek, Nabokovian. Charyn's ingenuity and versatility are evident, and he will undoubtedly entertain sophisticates with his sly digs, buffoonery, and mazelike plot." - Publishers Weekly..
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