Isbn: 9780802117779 - Had a Good Time: Stories from American Postcards (52 results)

Hardback. Condition: Fair. For many years Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Olen Butler has collected picture postcards from the early twentieth century-not so much for the pictures on the fronts but for the messages written on the backs, little bits of the captured souls of people long since passed away. Using these brief messages of real people from another age, Butler creates fully imagined stories that speak to the universal human condition. In Up by Heart, a Tennessee miner is called upon to become a preacher, and then asked to complete an altogether more sinister task. In The Ironworkers' Hayride, a young man named Milton embarks on a romantic adventure with a girl with a wooden leg. From the deeply moving Carl and I, where a young wife writes a postcard in reply to a card from her husband who is dying of tuberculosis, to the eerily familiar The One in White, where a newspaper reporter covers an incident of American military adventurism in a foreign land, these are intimate and fascinating glimpses into the lives of ordinary people in an extraordinary age.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. For many years Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Olen Butler has collected picture postcards from the early twentieth century-not so much for the pictures on the fronts but for the messages written on the backs, little bits of the captured souls of people long since passed away. Using these brief messages of real people from another age, Butler creates fully imagined stories that speak to the universal human condition. In Up by Heart, a Tennessee miner is called upon to become a preacher, and then asked to complete an altogether more sinister task. In The Ironworkers' Hayride, a young man named Milton embarks on a romantic adventure with a girl with a wooden leg. From the deeply moving Carl and I, where a young wife writes a postcard in reply to a card from her husband who is dying of tuberculosis, to the eerily familiar The One in White, where a newspaper reporter covers an incident of American military adventurism in a foreign land, these are intimate and fascinating glimpses into the lives of ordinary people in an extraordinary age.…

hardcover. Condition: Good.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: good. Signs of wear and consistent use.

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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.

Hardback. Condition: Fair. For many years Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Olen Butler has collected picture postcards from the early twentieth century-not so much for the pictures on the fronts but for the messages written on the backs, little bits of the captured souls of people long since passed away. Using these brief messages of real people from another age, Butler creates fully imagined stories that speak to the universal human condition. In Up by Heart, a Tennessee miner is called upon to become a preacher, and then asked to complete an altogether more sinister task. In The Ironworkers' Hayride, a young man named Milton embarks on a romantic adventure with a girl with a wooden leg. From the deeply moving Carl and I, where a young wife writes a postcard in reply to a card from her husband who is dying of tuberculosis, to the eerily familiar The One in White, where a newspaper reporter covers an incident of American military adventurism in a foreign land, these are intimate and fascinating glimpses into the lives of ordinary people in an extraordinary age.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. For many years Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Olen Butler has collected picture postcards from the early twentieth century-not so much for the pictures on the fronts but for the messages written on the backs, little bits of the captured souls of people long since passed away. Using these brief messages of real people from another age, Butler creates fully imagined stories that speak to the universal human condition. In Up by Heart, a Tennessee miner is called upon to become a preacher, and then asked to complete an altogether more sinister task. In The Ironworkers' Hayride, a young man named Milton embarks on a romantic adventure with a girl with a wooden leg. From the deeply moving Carl and I, where a young wife writes a postcard in reply to a card from her husband who is dying of tuberculosis, to the eerily familiar The One in White, where a newspaper reporter covers an incident of American military adventurism in a foreign land, these are intimate and fascinating glimpses into the lives of ordinary people in an extraordinary age.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. A collection of short fiction inspired by postcards from a bygone era and their messages offers fifteen pieces, including "Carl and I," "The Ironworkers' Hayride," and "The One in White." Ex-Libris and is stamped as such. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book. …

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Advanced Reader's Copy (A.R.C.). Some minor edgewear. Text is clean and tight in binding no ownership or other markings. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Book and dust jacket are bright and crisp. Signed (not inscribed) by the author under his name on the title pages. "Signed Copy" sticker on the front of the dust jacket. Signed by Author(s).

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Trade Paperback - VG - Book is clean and tight with light wear - ARC - First Edition - 266 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A very nice Signed First Edition copy! Fine in original hardcover (square, tight, unmarked) in a fine dust jacket -- clean, bright, tight -- which has not been price-clipped. No rips, no tears, no rubbing -- no marks of any kind. First edition; first printing (full number line present). Elegantly signed by the author on the title page. (No inscription.) Suitable condition for presentation as a gift, or for adding to a library collection. (Robert Olen Butler won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his 1992 short story collection, "A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain.") Ships from NC. All hardbacks are sealed in recycled plastic, packaged securely with protective wrapping, and shipped promptly with tracking. (K-8.). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Had a Good Time: Stories from American Postcards This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Inscribed by Robert Olen Butler on the title page. Inscribed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. NF/NF. First edition, first printing. 267 pp.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition/1st Printing. SIGNED by author on a bookplate affixed to front end page (signature only). $23.00 price present on DJ flap. (Bonus: Comes with a unsigned ARC copy of Butler's "They Whisper"). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.…

Condition: As New. Signed Copy First edition copy. . Like New dust jacket. Signed by author on bookplate laid-in. In protective mylar cover.

Condition: New.

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Dust jacket has some impact wrinkles to top of front panel. Dust jacket protected by removable Brodart cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Dust jacket protected by removable Brodart cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Fine, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. L20.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Grove Press, New York, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good in a Near Fine dustjacket. Book has a slight lean and a trace of shelf wear, else fine. The interior is clean and unmarked. The unclipped dustjacket shows original $23.00 price with light wear at the head of the spine, else fine. Protected in an archival quality Demco cover. A collection of fifteen short stories, each inspired by the comments written on the back of postcards, with the actual postcard pictured at the beginning of each story. Carefully packaged and shipped in a sturdy cardboard box. Gretchen Mergenthaler, jacket design (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, stated; first printing, full number line. Signed by the author on the title page: "Robert Olen Butler." The book is unmarked; spine slant; corners sharp, tail of spine bumped. The dust jacket is not price-clipped (original price $23.00); Brodart protected. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page (signature only). 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. As new except for a crease in the inner front fold of the dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. By the Pulitzer Prize-, Guggenheim Fellowship-, National Endowment for the Arts grant-, and National Magazine Award-winning author of 'A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain' and 'Perfume River'. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box. Signed by Author(s).…