Language: English
Published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1997
ISBN 10: 0395856957 ISBN 13: 9780395856956
Seller: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Condition: NEAR FINE. First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover. The 12th in the series. SIGNED by Bernard Cooper at his essay on mazes in 'Labyrinthine', These books are notable for the amount of good - and interesting -writing compressed into one volume. In addition to the contributions by Thomas McGuane, Cynthia Ozick, Richard Ford, Charles Simic, Dagoberto Gilb, some other selections include Debra Dickerson on 'Who Shot Johnny?' a moving indictment of the world that left her 17 year old nephew paralyzed, Susan Sontag on 'A Century of Cinema; and Joy Williams on 'The Case Against Babies' and much more. Introduction by Frazier and brief biographies of the contributors. 226 pp. Near fine in wrappers (spine slightly faded.).
Language: English
Published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 2005
ISBN 10: 0618357130 ISBN 13: 9780618357130
Seller: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, U.S.A.
Signed
Condition: NEAR FINE. Trade paperback. A long-running and excellent series, under the general editorship of Robert Atwan, of books which are notable for the amount of good - and interesting -writing compressed into one volume. Includes essays by Andrea Barrett, Jonathan Franzen, Ian Frazier, Jonathan Lethem, Cathleen Schine, David Foster Wallace. Robert Stone, Oliver Sacks and others. SIGNED by THREE authors - Susan Orlean on the title page and two at their essays: Jonathan Lethem at "Speak, Hoyt-Schermerhorn" (a tribute to a subway station in Brooklyn) and Cathleen Schine at "Dog Trouble." Introduction by Susan Orlean and brief biographies of the contributors. xviii, 292 pp. Very near fine.
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1ST EDITION STATED hardcover book LIKE NEW/dustjacket VERY GOOD brodart covered, SIGNED in PERSON by contributing author (on page 579 by author IAN FRAZIER.