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A treacherous journalist, a bumptiously brilliant grant seeker, representatives from the mysterious Temple of Ray, and the hapless organizers of a presidential campaign interfere with the back stabbing and status-seeking antics at Washington's Division of Evaluation, Training, and Morale
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The Floating Island: A Tale of Washington
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1985
ISBN 10: 0395377021
ISBN 13: 9780395377024
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The Floating Island : A Tale of Washington
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 1985
ISBN 10: 0395377021
ISBN 13: 9780395377024
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Condition: Good. First Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 38854303-6
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THE FLOATING ISLAND: A Tale of Washington.
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Houghton, Boston, 1985
ISBN 10: 0395377021
ISBN 13: 9780395377024
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Condition: FINE. First printing. A satirical novel about government bureaucracy, involving a "treacherous journalist, a bumptiously brilliant grant seeker, representatives from the mysterious Temple of Ray, and the hapless organizers of a presidential campaign who interfere with the back stabbing and status-seeking antics at Washington's Division of Evaluation, Training, and Morale." Annie Dillard called this "wonderfully, howlingly funny. . a tour de force that sends up not only Washington politics but all contemporary culture." 286 pp. Very near fine in a like dustjacket. Seller Inventory # 21680
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The Floating Island: A Tale of Washington
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U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin (T), 1985
ISBN 10: 0395377021
ISBN 13: 9780395377024
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Seller: Friends of the Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick, ME, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. The book has very minimal wear noticeable on the dust jacket and none on the book. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # ABE-19079332866
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The Floating Island: A Tale of Washington
Published by
Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1985
ISBN 10: 0395377021
ISBN 13: 9780395377024
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Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Jacket illustration by Nicholas Gaetano. Ink note on rear fly, textblock edges faintly foxed, spine ends and corners slightly rubbed, very good in a very good dust jacket with a small tear and wrinkling at foot and modest edgewear. From the dust jacket: "Here stands revealed the Great American Bureaucracy, the power, the glory, the sheer hilarity of life behind the scenes in the capital of the free world.". Seller Inventory # 245244
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THE FLOATING ISLAND: A Tale of Washington.
Published by
Houghton, Boston, 1985
ISBN 10: 0395377021
ISBN 13: 9780395377024
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, U.S.A.
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Condition: FINE. First printing. A satirical novel about government bureaucracy, involving a "treacherous journalist, a bumptiously brilliant grant seeker, representatives from the mysterious Temple of Ray, and the hapless organizers of a presidential campaign who interfere with the back stabbing and status-seeking antics at Washington's Division of Evaluation, Training, and Morale." Annie Dillard called this "wonderfully, howlingly funny. . a tour de force that sends up not only Washington politics but all contemporary culture." 286 pp. Very near fine in a like dustjacket. Seller Inventory # 86352