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WATER FOR ELEPHANTS. A Novel
by Gruen, Sara
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1565124995
- ISBN 13
- 9781565124998
- Seller
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Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Chapel Hill: Algonquin, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. Though he may not speak of them, the memories still dwell inside Jacob Jankowski's ninety-something-year-old mind. Memories of himself as a young man, tossed by fate onto a rickety train that was home to the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. Memories of a world filled with freaks and clowns, with wonder and pain and anger and passion; a world with its own narrow, irrational rules, its own way of life, and its own way of death. The world of the circus: to Jacob it was both salvation and a living hell.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ed Smith Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14778
- Title
- WATER FOR ELEPHANTS. A Novel
- Author
- Gruen, Sara
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in fine dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 1565124995
- ISBN 13
- 9781565124998
- Publisher
- Algonquin
- Place of Publication
- Chapel Hill
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- modern literature, circus, depression, circus performances, the Great Depression, a complex elephant
Terms of Sale
Ed Smith Books
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About the Seller
Ed Smith Books
Biblio member since 2009
Bainbridge Island, Washington
About Ed Smith Books
Ed Smith Books specializes in better condition modern literary first editions, signed books, photographic monographs, screen and theater related material and pop culture. We offer appraisals for books and photographs. We are located a short ferry ride from downtown Seattle, WA on Bainbridge Island. Since 1985 (ABAA since 1995). Two authors we specialize in are Charles Bukowski and Hunter S Thompson. Open by appointment.
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