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Very Old Bones
by Kennedy, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Viking, (1992). First Edition. First Printing Very good+ in 1/4 black cloth and dark gray paper covered boards with bold, silver colored text on the spine and with blind embossed initials of the author on the front board. An octavo of 9 by 6 inches with the edges of the black cloth slightly faded and a bump and closed tear to the cloth at the heel of the spine. In a very good+, unclipped dust jacket with a 3/4 inch closed tear to the front panel near the fold to the spine area. 292 pages of text.
Synopsis
For William Kennedy fans, Albany conjures up a tapestry of great beauty and complexity in which the lives of an Irish American family are woven. Earlier Albany novels, including Ironweed , a Pulitzer Prize-winner, whetted our appetites. Now Very Old Bones treats us to one last look at the odd and turbulent Phelans, circa 1958. Stretching the boundaries of life as the Phelans know it, this powerful work flows back and forth in time, riding on the melody of its language. Its great theme is the promise of redemption for those who seek it.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Town's End Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TB31456
- Title
- Very Old Bones
- Author
- Kennedy, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- (1992)
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Town's End Books
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Deep River, Connecticut
About Town's End Books
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 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...
- Jacket
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