The Ravenous Muse: A Table of Dark and Comic Contents, a Bacchanal of Books
by Gordon, Karen Elizabeth
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 067941861X
- ISBN 13
- 9780679418610
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Pantheon, 1996. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Celebrated author of "The Deluxe Transitive Vampire" offers a new "brilliant & witty" & "highly original & macabre" collection of writings about food & literature, with a strong Slavic/Balkan flavor. In 238 pages with Index. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1996, this compact hardcover book & DJ are in Fine condition (our highest grade): just lacks that Brand New crispness! Completely clean, binding tight & square, pages white, no tanning or foxing. NO writing/underlining/highlighting; not ex-lib. The unclipped DJ is equally nice, with just a hint of edgewear; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free!Please see our photos--they show the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand! Description & photos property of Gargoyle Books. Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019574
- Title
- The Ravenous Muse: A Table of Dark and Comic Contents, a Bacchanal of Books
- Author
- Gordon, Karen Elizabeth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 067941861X
- ISBN 13
- 9780679418610
- Publisher
- Pantheon
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- WRITING WRITERS LITERATURE LITERARY CRITICISM WORDS BOOKS BILBIOPHILE FOOD GASTRONOMY GASTRONOMIC EATING HUMOR
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books About Books; Cookbooks: Food & Beverages/Diet/Nutrition;
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- Fine
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