Walking on Air
by Pierre Delattre
ISBN: 0915308959
ISBN-13: 9780915308958
Format: Paperback
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Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
Published date: 1987
Size: 5.5 x 8.5 inches
Weight: 0.75 pounds
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Walking on Air
Pierre Delattre
Graywolf Pr. Used - Good. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped daily. Over one million satisfied book lovers read with Experienced Books. 1980. Softcover. Reprint. Good condition, showing modest signs of wear. Price or other sticker on cover. ( more information)
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Walking on Air
Pierre Delattre
Graywolf Pr. Used - Good. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped daily. Over one million satisfied book lovers read with Experienced Books. 1980. Softcover. Reprint. Good condition, showing modest signs of wear. Cover has some wear on edges. softcover.Price or other sticker on cover. ( more information)
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WALKING ON AIR
Delattre, Pierre
Graywolf Press. Very Good; Average wear from age & use. Sl edge wear & curl. Price blacked . out.. 1987. Softcover. Trade PB; 8vo; 243 pages . ( more information)
Offered by Rivers Edge Used Books (United States)
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WALKING ON AIR A Novel
Pierre DeLattre
St Paul MN: Graywolf Press, 1987. Trade Paperback in green illus wraps. Presumed 1st. VeryGood unmarked. A circus with a mystical purpose, a wonder-ful novel by my old pal Pierre. Solid clean tight copy. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2, 243 pp ( more information)
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Walking on Air
Delattre, Pierre
Saint Paul: Graywolf Press, 1987. Top front corner bent about 1/2" from tip, covers lightly edgeworn. 243 pages.. First Graywolf Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
Offered by Virtuous Volumes et al. (United States)
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Walking on Air
DELATTRE, Pierre
Saint Paul: Graywolf Press. 1987. Octavo Size. Very Good condition. 243pages . Paperback. ( more information)
Offered by Adelaide Booksellers (Australia)
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Walking on Air
Delattre, Pierre
Graywolf Pr, 1987. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. *** Very good + condition. Binding tight, pages clean. No previous owner names. *** ( more information)
Offered by Top Shelf Books (United States)
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Walking on Air
Delattre, Pierre
St Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A.: Graywolf Pr, 1987. Very light reading wear. Clean, tight and unmarked.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
Offered by Beck's Books of Sacramento (United States)
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Walking on Air
Delattre, Pierre
St Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A.: Graywolf Pr, 1987 Minor edgewear, minor rubbing to covers, thumbed lightly but tight.. Paperback 1st. Paperback. Very Good. ( more information)
Offered by Burke's Book Store (United States)
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Walking on Air: A Novel
Delattre, Pierre
St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A.: Graywolf Press, 1987. Clean text. Top corners of some pages curled and creased. Small red remainder dot and black remainder dash across bottom edgepapers. Cover shows edgewear, creases, and scrapes near spine. Spine creased.. ISBN: 0915308959. Soft Cover. Near Fine. FICTION. ( more information)
Offered by Twin Tomes Booksellers (United States)
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Walking on Air
Delattre, Pierre
Graywolf Pr, 1987. First Paperback Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Signed by Author. Signed by Author Insrcibed and signed by author on half title page. Light shelfwear on covers, a few tiny scuffs, mild crease on back lower corner. Fine interior, clean, crisp and tight. 243 pages. ( more information)
Offered by Taos Books (United States)
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