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A Frolic of His Own.
by GADDIS, William
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0671669842
- ISBN 13
- 9780671669843
- Seller
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Poseidon Press, 1994. First edition / First printing. Blue cloth spine, brown paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. Winner of the National Book Award. Selected by the editors of The New York Times Book Review for their 10 Best Books of 1994 List.
Synopsis
A Frolic of His Own is a novel by William Gaddis. Published in 1994 by Poseidon Press, A Frolic of His Own was Gaddis's fourth novel. It received the American Book Award and the National Book Award in 1994. The title comes from the decision in Joel v. Morison, concerning vicarious liability.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Orpheus Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17589-2
- Title
- A Frolic of His Own.
- Author
- GADDIS, William
- Format/Binding
- Blue cloth spine, brown paper-covered boards.
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition / First printing.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0671669842
- ISBN 13
- 9780671669843
- Publisher
- Poseidon Press,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1994.
- Pages
- 586 pages.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Orpheus Books
Biblio member since 2004
Edmonds, Washington
About Orpheus Books
We specialize exclusively in First Edition/First Printing books. Our best books are rated very fine and we are most conservative in our grading. We take pride in maintaining a significant selection of fine books. Your trust is of great importance to us and everything we sell is guaranteed. Archival dust jacket covers are provided with all hardcover books.
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