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TORNADO ALLEY
by BURROUGHS, William S
- Used
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine.
- ISBN 10
- 0916156842
- ISBN 13
- 9780916156848
- Seller
-
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
n.p.: Cherry Valley, 1989. First Edition. Near fine.. Collection of short prose pieces, illustrated by S. Clay Wilson. Noted in Shoaf's collector's checklist as "some of Burroughs' funniest writing anywhere". Limited edition, issued simultaneously with the trade softcover edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Black cloth boards, title stamped in silver. No dust jacket as issued. Minor bumping to spine ends. SIGNED by Burroughs on title page. This copy no. 11 of an edition of 100 signed copies.
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- Bookseller
- Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44234
- Title
- TORNADO ALLEY
- Author
- BURROUGHS, William S
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0916156842
- ISBN 13
- 9780916156848
- Publisher
- Cherry Valley
- Place of Publication
- n.p.
- Date Published
- 1989
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About the Seller
Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
Biblio member since 2004
Silver Spring, Maryland
About Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
Brian Cassidy Bookseller is the counterculture department of Type Punch Matrix, a rare book firm founded in 2019 by Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy. BCB @ TPM specializes in the avant garde in all its various guises, including: The Beats; artists' books; poetry; small journals and magazines (especially those associated with the Mimeo Revolution); modern and contemprary art; photography; music; archives and appraisals; as well as vernacular, folk, and outsider books of all kinds. We are always looking to purchase books within my areas of interest, from single titles to collections. Please inquire. We are open by appointment and are easily accessible by public transit.
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