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Postcards
by Proulx, E. Annie
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0684187183
- ISBN 13
- 9780684187181
- Seller
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Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's & Sons, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Inscribed by Proulx to an old neighbor on the title page. Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($22.95), bumped at the bottom edge, some surface rubbing on the back panel. Quarter brown cloth with speckled beige paper on the boards. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Proulx's debut novel, winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and the prequel to her National Book Award-winning The Shipping News. A modern classic of the American West.
Synopsis
Postcards may mean: The plural of postcard Postcards (TV series), an Australian magazine television series Postcards (novel), a novel by E. Annie Proulx "Postcards", a song by the Blizzards from their album Domino Effect "Postcards", a song by Faithless from their album Sunday 8PM Postcards Records, American jazz record label active during 1990s Albums Postcards (Cindy Morgan album) Postcards (Sparkadia album) Postcards (Peter Ostroushko album) Postcards, an album by Tom Landa and the Paperboys
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4024
- Title
- Postcards
- Author
- Proulx, E. Annie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0684187183
- ISBN 13
- 9780684187181
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's & Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- American Literature, Contemporary Fiction, American West, Debut novel
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
About Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Inscribed
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