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THE LIVING END
by Elkin, Stanley
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0525070206
- ISBN 13
- 9780525070207
- Seller
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1979. First Printing, First Edition Thus. . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. This, the seventh work of fiction by satirical humorist Elkin, is three related stories set in heaven, hell and Minneapolis-St. Paul, and features God, the Father, as well as Ellerbee, good sport and liquor store proprietor, and Jay Ladelhaus, small time robber who kills Ellerbee; each story originally published separately in quarterly reviews; boards and text are clean, tight, square; dustjacket shows only some slight surface and edgewear. Collectable.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003584
- Title
- THE LIVING END
- Author
- Elkin, Stanley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Printing, First Edition Thus.
- ISBN 10
- 0525070206
- ISBN 13
- 9780525070207
- Publisher
- E.P. Dutton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- MODERN NOVEL, FIRST EDITION, HUMOR, SATIRE, MINNEAPOLIS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Humor; Fine Literature; Satire;
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
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About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
Glossary
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- E.P.
- The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after ...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.