Ahab's Wife: Or, The Star-Gazer
by Naslund, Sena Jeter
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
William Morrow and Company, 1999. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/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 chapters of Naslund's work, with publishing details and blurb on lower wrapper. Scarce.1 b/w Illustration (frontispiece); 1 b/w Photograph (portrait).
Synopsis
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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- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- L059345
- Title
- Ahab's Wife: Or, The Star-Gazer
- Author
- Naslund, Sena Jeter
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- William Morrow and Company
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- Fiction Naslund, Sena Jeter American Literature 20th Century American Fiction Melville, Herman Moby Dick Brochure Promotional QX91, , , , , ,
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