Last Night in Twisted River
by Irving, John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0307398366
- ISBN 13
- 9780307398369
- Seller
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Charlotte Hall, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 2009. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A father and son are forced to flee a logging and sawmill settlement in 1950s New Hampshire. Stated first edition with correct full number line sequence. No writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true, and the corners are square. Dust jacket is not price-clipped. Both the book and the dust jacket show some bumping, primarily on the upper portion of the spine. This collectible, near fine, first edition/first printing copy is protected with an archival mylar dust jacket cover. Satisfaction guaranteed!
Synopsis
Last Night in Twisted River is a 2009 novel by John Irving. Irving referred to it as "my third political novel, my third of twelve. " It uses many of the themes and plot devices that have already seen treatment in other works by the author.
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- Bookseller
- rarefirstscom (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000212
- Title
- Last Night in Twisted River
- Author
- Irving, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0307398366
- ISBN 13
- 9780307398369
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2009
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
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