The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay A Novel
by Chabon, Michael
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0679450041
- ISBN 13
- 9780679450047
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: Random House. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2000. Fifteenth Printing. Hardcover. 0679450041 . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear. Decorative stamp by previous owner (doesn't distract) on front free end paper. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 9.6 X 6.8 X 1.5 inches; 639 pages; "A young escape artist and budding magician named Joe Kavalier arrives on the doorstep of his cousin, Sammy Clay. While the long shadow of Hitler falls across Europe, America is happily in thrall to the Golden Age of comic books, and in a distant corner of Brooklyn, Sammy is looking for a way to cash in on the craze. He finds the ideal partner in the aloof, artistically gifted Joe, and together they embark on an adventure that takes them deep into the heart of Manhattan, and the heart of old-fashioned American ambition. From the shared fears, dreams, and desires of two teenage boys, they spin comic book tales of the heroic, fascist-fighting Escapist and the beautiful, mysterious Luna Moth, otherworldly mistress of the night. Climbing from the streets of Brooklyn to the top of the Empire State Building, Joe and Sammy carve out lives, and careers, as vivid as cyan and magenta ink." .
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Details
- Seller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 20345
- Title
- The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay A Novel
- Author
- Chabon, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- Fifteenth Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0679450041
- ISBN 13
- 9780679450047
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- 0679450041, comic books, WWII
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Ainsworth Books
Satisfaction guaranteed - if I have made an error in the description, I will refund book and shipping both ways. If the customer just changes his/her mind I will only refund one shipping charge. Please contact me before sending a book back. Any dust jackets on books will have a Mylar protector. Books shipped from US or Canada.
About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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