New York: Poseidon Press, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Inscribed by Hedges on the title page. About Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped ($20.00). Quarter brown cloth with green paper on the boards, bumped at the bottom edge. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Hedge's novel of the titular character and his interesting family in Endora, Iowa, the basis for the beloved film of the same title.

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Bookseller: Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 10112
Title: What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Author: Hedges, Peter
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0671735098
ISBN 13: 9780671735098
Publisher: Poseidon Press
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1990
Keywords: 20th Century Literature, Debut, American Literature, Comedy, Humor, Books to Film

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