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Motel Chronicles
by Shepard, Sam
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 0872861430
- ISBN 13
- 9780872861435
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
City Lights Publishers, San Francisco, 1982. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Johnny Dark – Photographer. The text is illustrated with black-and-white photography taken by Johnny Dark. Photographic paperback binding with black and dark burgundy coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip. Quoting from the rear panel blurb " ... Motel Chronicles reveals the fast-moving and sometimes advising world of the man behind the place that have made Sam Shepard a live legend in the theatre. In the scattered poems and tender reflections, crazy tales and tragic stories, Shepard chronicles his own life – birth in Illinois, childhood memories of Guam, Pasadena and rural Southern California, adventures as ranch hand, waiter, rock musician, dramatist and film actor." r Rubbing of the book edges and panels. Sunning of the back strip and there is sunning to the panels. Some Chipping to the lower right-hand corner of the rear panel and left hand corner of the front panel. Previous owner's rubber stamp to the top edge of the half title page. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [8], 9 - 143, [1] pages,pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Johnny Dark – Photographer. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; United States; Poetry. ISBN: 0872861430. ISBN/EAN: 9780872861435. Inventory No: 0290577. . 9780872861435
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0290577
- Title
- Motel Chronicles
- Author
- Shepard, Sam
- Illustrator
- Johnny Dark – Photographer
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0872861430
- ISBN 13
- 9780872861435
- Publisher
- City Lights Publishers
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Sam Shepard, playwright, plays, Fool for Love, The Sad Lament of Pecos Bill On the Eve of Killing His Wife, comic operetta – libretto Biography & Autobiography; United States; Poetry. Johnny Dark – Photographer Unbrande
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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