New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 173pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] 1/2 blue cloth with light gray paper over boards. Very good plus. The spine ends are gently bumped, and there is a subtle ding in the top edge of the front cover. There are a couple of small stains on the terminal leaves. The pictorial dust jacket is in near fine condition. Inscribed by the author on the half title page, and signed again by the author on the title page. Also, with a signed note card from the author tucked in. The author's book, Under the Wheat, won the prestigious Drue Heinz Literature Prize for Short Fiction.

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RICK DEMARINIS is the author of several novels and collections of short fiction. His stories have appeared in Harper's, Antaeus, Story, Epoch, and many others. In 1990 he received a Literature Award from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters.

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Bookseller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 38173
Title: The Year of the Zinc Penny
Author: DeMarinis, Rick
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
ISBN 10: 0393027589
ISBN 13: 9780393027587
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1989
Keywords: signed; Rick DeMarinis

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