Geek Love
by Dunn, Katherine
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A novel about a family of circus geeks by a late, beloved Portland writer. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. The bright orange spine of this book always fades. This copy was kept in a storage locker since the early 1990s and is as bright as the day it was first sold.
Synopsis
Geek Love is a novel by Katherine Dunn, published completely by Alfred A. Knopf (a division of Random House) in 1989. Dunn published parts of the novel in Mississippi Mud Book of Days (1983) and Looking Glass Bookstore Review (1988). It was a finalist for the National Book Award. The novel is the story of a traveling carnival run by Aloysius "Al" Binewski and his wife "Crystal" Lil.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Downtown Brown Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 363197
- Title
- Geek Love
- Author
- Dunn, Katherine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1989
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- HolidayVBF23
- Bookseller catalogs
- FICTION;
Terms of Sale
Downtown Brown Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Downtown Brown Books, ABAA
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Portland, Oregon
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