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Girl With Curious Hair
by Wallace, David Foster
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0393027570
- ISBN 13
- 9780393027570
- Seller
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Beverly Hills, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
U.S.A.: WW Norton Company, 1989. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition as stated on copyright page with numbers 1-0. Near fine book, scratch on forend, light fading of text block on spine and light fading on top edge of book. Near fine DJ, darkening on top of inner flaps, scratches and marks on back jacket, and cuts on spine. This book is not signed. The stock image put up by ABE is wrong.
Synopsis
Girl with Curious Hair is a collection of short stories by David Foster Wallace, first published in 1989. Though they are not related, many of the stories share the theme of society's fascination with celebrity, some using real celebrities, including Alex Trebek, David Letterman and Lyndon Johnson, as fictional characters.
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- Bookseller
- Bookbid Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1505167
- Title
- Girl With Curious Hair
- Author
- Wallace, David Foster
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0393027570
- ISBN 13
- 9780393027570
- Publisher
- U.S.A.: WW Norton Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1989
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bookbid Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Beverly Hills, California
About Bookbid Rare Books
Bookbid Rare Books is a rare book dealer located in Beverly Hills, California. The family run company has sold modern literary first editions and children's books for over 20 years. Member of ABAA, ILAB.
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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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...
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
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