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World's Fair  - 1st Edition/1st Printing

World's Fair - 1st Edition/1st Printing

World's Fair  - 1st Edition/1st Printing
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World's Fair - 1st Edition/1st Printing

by Doctorow, E. L

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  • Hardcover
  • Signed
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Condition
Fine in Fine dust jacket
ISBN 10
0394525280
ISBN 13
9780394525280
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New York: Random House. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1985. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0394525280 . A Fine first printing of the first edition in equally Fine dust-jacket, SIGNED by author E. L. Doctorow on the title page; The astonishing novel of a young boy's life in the New York City of the 1930s, a stunning recreation of the sights, sounds, aromas and emotions of a time when the streets were safe, families stuck together through thick and thin, and all the promises of a generation culminate in a single great World's Fair. Winner of the National Book Award for Fiction in 1985; 8vo; [x], 288, [6] pages; Signed by Author .

Synopsis

Edgar Lawrence Doctorow was born in the Bronx, New York City, the son of second-generation Americans of Russian Jewish descent and is an American author. World’s Fair was the 1986 recipient of the National Book Award. In this wonderfully descriptive novel we meet the narrator, young Edgar Altschuler, a Jewish kid growing up in the Bronx of the 1930’s. The introspective drama follows Edgars from infancy through age 9, and captures the stunning sights, emotions and sounds of that time period. The story culminates with Edgar’s visit to the exciting World’s Fair of 1939 in Flushing Meadow. E.L. Doctorow skillfully reveals an especially good story that is compelling and memorable.

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Bookseller
Books Tell You Why, Inc. US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
23190
Title
World's Fair - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Author
Doctorow, E. L
Format/Binding
Cloth
Book Condition
Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0394525280
ISBN 13
9780394525280
Publisher
Random House
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1985
Keywords
Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, C2014VM0228S
Bookseller catalogs
Fiction / Historical Fiction; Author Collections / Doctorow, E.L;

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