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The Day of the Locust
by Nathaniel West
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Highland, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Time Inc.. Good. 1965. Reprint. Paperback. Foxing (light) to the exterior edge of pages. Tiny tear on front cover. Yellowing to pages. Pencil markings on a few pages. Back cover was clipped on top corner. ; 167 pages .
Synopsis
The Day of the Locust is a 1939 novel by American author Nathanael West, set in Hollywood, California during the Great Depression, depicting the alienation and desperation of a disparate group of individuals who exist at the fringes of the movie industry. Time magazine included the novel in its list of 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005, and noted critic Harold Bloom included it in his list of canonical works in the book The Western Canon.
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Details
- Bookseller
- True Oak Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- HVD-42262-A-0
- Title
- The Day of the Locust
- Author
- Nathaniel West
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Time Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1965
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About the Seller
True Oak Books
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Highland, New York
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True Oak Books is a proud member of the IOBA (Independent Online Booksellers Association) and adheres to their high ethical and professional standards.
In order to remain competitive with low value books and be able to offer them, we have a tiered shipping system to make low price transactions economically sound. Lower value books will ship in a protective bubble mailer, as 99% of these reach the customer without problems. We go beyond this for higher ticket items and provide box service. If your post office handles books roughly, you can request cardboard/box service for lower value items as well.
Glossary
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.