The Leaves, The Lion Fish, and The Bear
by Cheever, John
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Livingston, Montana, United States
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About This Item
Los Angeles: Sylvester and Orphanos, 1980. Hardcover. Fine. Limited edition of 330, signed by Cheever on limitation page. Presentation copy, signed by both publishers to William "Gatz" Hjortsberg (from his personal library) on a blank leaf before the half-title page. Octavo (25.7 cm), pp. [viii], 1 - 17, [7]. Orange, red and yellow decorative boards with brown quarter cloth, spine label. Tan endpapers. Letterpress on fine Arches Mouldmade paper. No jacket, as issued. A short story first published in Esquire in 1974, revised by the author for this edition. Hjortsberg was the author of Falling Angel (filmed as Angel Heart), Alp, Jubilee Hitchhiker: The Life and Times of Richard Brautigan, and several other books and screenplays.
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- Bookseller
- Elk River Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33831
- Title
- The Leaves, The Lion Fish, and The Bear
- Author
- Cheever, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Sylvester and Orphanos
- Place of Publication
- Los Angeles
- Date Published
- 1980
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- Fine
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- Spine Label
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- Octavo
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