The Ink Truck.
by Kennedy, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Dial Press, 1969. First edition of the author's first book. Octavo, original boards. Signed by William Kennedy on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. After serving in the Army, William Kennedy lived in Puerto Rico where he met his mentor, Saul Bellow, who encouraged him to write novels. While living in San Juan, he befriended journalist/author Hunter S. Thompson, a friendship that continued throughout their careers. Kennedy, who had been eager to leave Albany, returned to his hometown and worked for the Albany Times Union as an investigative journalist writing stories exposing activities of the O'Connell political machine. His first novel, The Ink Truck published in 1969, concerns a colorful columnist named Bailey who leads a strike at his newspaper in Albany. His use of Albany as the setting for seven of his novels has drawn comparison to James Joyce's use of Dublin.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2622
- Title
- The Ink Truck.
- Author
- Kennedy, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Dial Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1969
- Keywords
- William Kennedy First Edition
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...