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FISHING THE SLOE BLACK RIVER; Stories / Colum McCann
by McCann, Colum
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0805041060
- ISBN 13
- 9780805041064
- Seller
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Metropolitan Books / Henry Holt and Company, 1993. First American Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Near Fine/Fine. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, tall 8vo, white quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over white boards, archival mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) with pictures of three early biplanes, 304 pages + [4] About the Author / About the Type. "One of the most electric, profound novels I have read in years."--Jonathan Mahler, New York Times Book Review<br/> <br/> Colum McCann (born 1965) is an Irish writer of literary fiction. He is a Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing at Hunter College. McCann has written seven novels, including TransAtlantic and the National Book Award-winning Let the Great World Spin. Fishing the Sloe Black River won the National Book Award. <br/> <br/> NEAR FINE OVERALL CONDITION: SIGNED; tight, bright, crisp and clean copy in a sharp dj with a few minute traces of wear. Light green remainder streak atop pages.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7492
- Title
- FISHING THE SLOE BLACK RIVER; Stories / Colum McCann
- Author
- McCann, Colum
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0805041060
- ISBN 13
- 9780805041064
- Publisher
- Metropolitan Books / Henry Holt and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- Ireland, flight, transatlantic, Frederick Douglas, IRA, Peace, negotiations, social life, customs, Irish Americans, Ireland; loc LR UL
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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