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Edgar dreads what might occur at a dinner party of old friends, but the evening turns out to be much different from what he expected
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Drinks Before Dinner
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0394400925I4N00
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Drinks Before Dinner
Seller: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
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Hardback. Condition: Good. This long-unavailable work by one of America's most eminent and popular writers appears in paperback for the first time. Drinks Before Dinner, called witty and provocative by the New York Times, is E.L. Doctorow's only play. A tour-de-force of language and ideas concerning the individual's role in and response to contemporary America, Drinks Before Dinner revolves around a dinner party for the economically privileged. As Doctorow writes in his introduction, This play] deals in general statements about the most common circumstances of our lives, the numbers of us, the cars we drive, the television we watch, the cities we live in, our contraception and our armaments, and our underlying sense of the apocalypse. For the past two decades, E. L. Doctorow has been counted among the country's best-regarded men of letters. His novels include The Book of Daniel, Ragtime, Loon Lake, Lives of the Poets, World's Fair, Billy Bathgate and The Waterworks. He has also published a volume selected essays, Jack London, Hemmingway, and the Constitution. His writings have garnered the National Book Critics Circle Award, the National Book Award, the Pen/Faulkner Award, the Edith Wharton Citation for Fiction, and the William Dean Howells medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in New York City. Seller Inventory # 00099881569
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Drinks Before Dinner : A Play
Published by
Random House Publishing Group, 1979
ISBN 10: 0394400925
ISBN 13: 9780394400921
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Hardcover
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 499633-6
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Drinks Before Dinner
Seller: World of Books Inc, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
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Hardback. Condition: Good. This long-unavailable work by one of America's most eminent and popular writers appears in paperback for the first time. Drinks Before Dinner, called witty and provocative by the New York Times, is E.L. Doctorow's only play. A tour-de-force of language and ideas concerning the individual's role in and response to contemporary America, Drinks Before Dinner revolves around a dinner party for the economically privileged. As Doctorow writes in his introduction, This play] deals in general statements about the most common circumstances of our lives, the numbers of us, the cars we drive, the television we watch, the cities we live in, our contraception and our armaments, and our underlying sense of the apocalypse. For the past two decades, E. L. Doctorow has been counted among the country's best-regarded men of letters. His novels include The Book of Daniel, Ragtime, Loon Lake, Lives of the Poets, World's Fair, Billy Bathgate and The Waterworks. He has also published a volume selected essays, Jack London, Hemmingway, and the Constitution. His writings have garnered the National Book Critics Circle Award, the National Book Award, the Pen/Faulkner Award, the Edith Wharton Citation for Fiction, and the William Dean Howells medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in New York City. Seller Inventory # CIN0394400925G
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Drinks Before Dinner
Seller: Lorrin Wong, Bookseller, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
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1st printing of 1st UK edition. Fine hard cover book/ short closed tears on rear dust jacket panel otherwise near fine price clipped dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 561869
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Drinks Before Dinner: a Play
Published by
Random House, New York, 1978
ISBN 10: 0394400925
ISBN 13: 9780394400921
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Great Northern Books, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. First edition. First printing. First play by the author of Ragtime. Seller Inventory # 11018
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Drinks Before Dinner
Published by
Random House, 1979
ISBN 10: 0394400925
ISBN 13: 9780394400921
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First Edition
Seller: Books End Bookshop, Syracuse, NY, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Remainder mark on bottom; 8.30 X 5.60 X 0.60 inches fmc2%262D. Seller Inventory # 324817
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Drinks Before Dinner
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Random House June 1979, 1979
ISBN 10: 0394400925
ISBN 13: 9780394400921
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Burke's Book Store, Memphis, TN, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Remainder marks to bottom edge, minor thumbing, else tight and clean. DJ shows slight yellowing, light scratches, minor edgewear. Seller Inventory # 268341
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Drinks Before Dinner
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
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Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. No Dust Jacket Book Club edition. (Drama, Plays) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Seller Inventory # B08OS-00136
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Drinks Before Dinner
Published by
Random House, New York, 1979
ISBN 10: 0394400925
ISBN 13: 9780394400921
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Book Booth, Berea, OH, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Includes publisher's review slip, glossy publicity photo of the author, and a two-page press release announcing the publication of this book. Pages clean; binding tight; minor wear to dustjacket. 52 pages. Size: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Seller Inventory # S245-055428