Ahab's Wife
by Naslund, Sena Jeter
E-Book extras: ONE: An Interview with Sena Jeter Naslund: "The Ship of My Book"; TWO: Author's Note: "The Surprise and Pleasure of It"; THREE: Reading Group Guide: Discussion Points.The famous international bestseller is now a special-features-packed e-book. Inspired by a brief passage in Moby-Dick, Sena Jeter Naslund has created an entirely new universe -- an epic-scale, enthralling, and deliciously readable saga, spanning the full, rich, eventful, and dramatic life of one Una Spenser, for whom "Captain Ahab was neither my first husband nor my last." Illustrated throughout by world-renowned artist Christopher Wormell.
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Ahab's Wife
by Naslund, Sena Jeter
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Ahab's Wife: Or, The Star-Gazer
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Ahab's Wife: Or, The Star-Gazer: A Novel
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Ahab's Wife: Or, The Star-Gazer: A Novel
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Ahab's Wife: Or, the Star-Gazer
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NY: William Morrow and Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Edges rubbed, owner name on front free . endpaper, jacket price-clipped.. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 9780688171872 . xix, 668 pages. Black and white frontispiece, illustrations list, extracts, black and white illustrations, acknowledgments, and short author bio. Sena Jeter Naslund has thoroughly imbibed the spirit… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ahab's Wife: Or, The Star-Gazer: A Novel
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New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1999. xix, 668 pages, illustrations; 25 cm. SIGNED. Boldly signed by the author on the title page, no dedication. A very good copy, spine rolled at the crown. Fine DJ. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. A novel inspired by Herman Melville's Moby Dick. Illustrations by Christopher Wormell. "Sena Jeter Naslund is… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ahab's Wife: Or, the Star Gazer
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Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: William Morrow & Co, 1999 Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. William Morrow and Company, Inc. New York., 1999. An epic tour de force and deserves its rightful place next to Melville's classic. Ambitious and powerful, this is a great American novel. Brodart protected. . Item Price
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Ahab's Wife: Or, the Star-Gazer (SIGNED)
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New York: William Morrow & Co, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. larger 8vo. Signed by Author. pp 668, ""'Captain Ahab was neither my first husband nor my last.' This is destined to be remembered as one of the most-recognized first sentences in literature--along with 'Call me Ishmael.' Sena Jeter Naslund has created an entirely new universe… Read more about this item Item Price
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U.S.A.: William Morrow, 1999. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. 1ST. A Nice Reading Copy - Book Is In Very Good + Condition. Boards Have A Tiny Bit Of Shelf Wear. Fore Edges Have A Small Amount Of Wear. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Very Good + Condition. Tiny Bit Of Shelf Wear/Rub. Tiniest Bit… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ahab's Wife: Or, The Star-Gazer: A Novel
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Ahab's Wife: Or, the Star Gazer
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Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: William Morrow & Co, 1999. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. An epic novel imagining the life of the wife of Moby-Dick's Captain Ahab. Stated first edition. First printing with correct full number line sequence. Aside from the remnants of a sticker on the half-title page (approximately… Read more about this item Item Price
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Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: William Morrow & Co, 1999. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. An epic novel imagining the life of the wife of Moby-Dick's Captain Ahab. Stated first edition. First printing with correct full number line sequence. This is an exceptionally clean copy with no writing, marks, underlining, or… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ahab's Wife: or the Star-Gazer
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Ahab's Wife: Or, The Star-Gazer
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St Leonards NSW Australia: Allen & Unwin, 1999 The cover has a little wear. The page edges are lightly foxed and tanned. 655 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Paperback. Very Good. Item Price
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Ahab's Wife: Or, The Star-Gazer
by Sena Jeter Naslund
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Ahab's Wife: Or, The Star-Gazer
by Naslund, Sena Jeter
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William Morrow and Company, 1999. First Edition. Trade Paperback. No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall (tall). Slight rubbing to wrappers; else a nearly new copy as issued. [4], 15, [1] pages. Advance publisher's promotional brochure for the hardcover issue of the book, based on a brief passage in Melville's epic novel; includes the first 3… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ahab's Wife: Or, The Star-Gazer: A Novel
by Naslund, Sena Jeter
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New York, New York USA: HarperPerenial, 2000. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Christopher Wormell. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Clean wraps with light wear to extremities; lower edge of text block has light spote; glued binding solid, tight; couple spots on endpapers, otherwise pages quite clean, no markings, no creasing. A… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ahab's Wife (or, The Star Gazer)
by Naslund, Sena Jeter (Author)
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