THE WAPSHOT SCANDAL
by John Cheever
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near FINE/VG++-Near FINE
- Seller
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Mansonville, Quebec, Canada
Item Price
A$170.36A$136.29
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Row, 1964. THE WAPSHOT SCANDAL- John Cheever- Harper & Row Publishers- NY- 1964- 1st Edition-1st Printing- Harper Code (L-N)- Hardcover:-8vo -NearFINE/VG++-Near FINE unclipped dj-original $4.95 price and coded 0164- 309pp all clean, no tears or writing, a solid book with a very nice hard to find original dj-two little scrapes on dj at spine otherwise bright and clean- 8vo., 309 pp. are clean, no tears or writing- Blue boards stamped in black and gold on spine. -SEE PHOTOS- "American short story writer and novelist, called the "Chekhov of the suburbs". Cheever's main theme was the spiritual and emotional emptiness of life. He especially described the manners and morals of middle-class, suburban America, with an ironic humour which softened his basically dark vision. Cheever contrasted often the ordinary suburban milieu with the chaotic or hidden emotional states of his characters. In 1935- Chronicles of the Wapshot family in the second half of the 20th century- Fiction-autobiographical-domestic-adventure-romance-classic (3471) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Cloth. Near FINE/VG++-Near FINE. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- jakoll (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3471
- Title
- THE WAPSHOT SCANDAL
- Author
- John Cheever
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near FINE
- Jacket Condition
- VG++-Near FINE
- Edition
- 1st Edition-1st Printing
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- Fiction-autobiographical-domestic-adventure-romance-classi
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
jakoll
Payment must be received within 7 working days. Payments by cheque will be held 10 working days to clear. Full refund of purchase price only if item has been misdescribed as pertains to condition. Mailing costs non-refundable. Item must be returned in the same condition as it was originally sent out for refund conditions to apply.
About the Seller
jakoll
Biblio member since 2007
Mansonville, Quebec
About jakoll
We specialize in Modern 1st Edition, Children's books, Vintage classics, vinyl records, original movie posters, sports cards, comics, postage stamps and coins.We only sell online at this time and have been doing so for over 30 years.
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