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A Frolic of His Own [Signed]

A Frolic of His Own [Signed]

A Frolic of His Own [Signed]
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A Frolic of His Own [Signed]

by Gaddis, William

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  • Hardcover
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NY: Poseidon Press, 1994. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Signed first printing of Gaddis' fourth novel, winner of the 1994 National Book Award for Fiction. Signed by Gaddis on the title page. First edition. Octavo (9.5 x 6.75 in.); 586pp.; brown boards with blue-quarter cloth spine, in dust jacket. Near fine (light shelfwear, bumping to spine ends and top of front board) in a fine unclipped jacket mildly crumped at base of spine.

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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Bookseller
Dividing Line Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
001720
Title
A Frolic of His Own [Signed]
Author
Gaddis, William
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Poseidon Press
Place of Publication
NY
Date Published
1994
Weight
0.00 lbs

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Fine
A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Octavo
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Title Page
A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
First Edition
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Jacket
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Cloth
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Shelfwear
Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....

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