U and I
by Baker, Nicholson
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0394589947
- ISBN 13
- 9780394589947
- Seller
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Pueblo, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0394589947 . Inscribed by Baker to Herb Yellin, publisher of Lord John Press and the John Updike Newsletter. A nick to the tail of the spine, and the usual mild rubbing. The author discusses the influence of John Updike on his novels, explains what features of Updike's writings he finds most attractive, and examines the life of a writer. ; 179 pages; Signed by Author .
Synopsis
Nicholson Baker has published five novels– The Mezzanine , Room Temperature , Vox , The Fermata , and The Everlasting Story of Nory –and two works of nonfiction, U and I and The Size of Thoughts . He lives with his wife and two children in Maine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bungalow Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21990
- Title
- U and I
- Author
- Baker, Nicholson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0394589947
- ISBN 13
- 9780394589947
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- 0394589947, AUTHORSHIP, AMERICAN, LANGUAGE, ARTS, DISCIPLINES, LITERARY, CRITICISM, GENERAL, Baker, Nicholson.; Authors, American; 20th Century; Biography.; Authorship.
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About the Seller
Bungalow Books, ABAA
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Pueblo, Colorado
About Bungalow Books, ABAA
We are a family owned bookstore, with an emphasis on crime fiction, and signed books. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of American (ABAA), and the Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Booksellers Association (RMABA), and we exhibit regularly at book fairs.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...