Good as Gold; God Knows; Picture This; Closing Time; Now and Then; Portrait of an Artist, as an Old Man

Published by Simon and Schuster; Jonathan Cape; Macmillan; Scribner 1979-2000, New York; London, 1979

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Six pleasing copies of the works of American novelist Joseph Heller, including four U.K. first editions. Six works from American novelist and writer Joseph Heller, each in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper. Present here are five novels, accompanied by Heller's memoir.The fourth impression of 'Good as Gold', 1979, a satire about the U.S. Government, with a middle aged Jewish university English professor as the central character.The first U.K. edition of 'God Knows', 1984, a tragicomedy narrated by the Biblical King David of Israel.The first U.K. edition of 'Picture This', 1988, a historical novel that jumps across multiple historical periods, following a Rembrandt painting.The first U.K. edition of 'Closing Time', 1994, Heller's sequel to his most popular work, 'Catch-22', revisiting the characters from that first work in 1990s New York City.The second impression of the U.K. edition of 'Now and Then', 1998, Heller's memoir with much focus on his childhood in Coney Island.The first U.K. edition of 'Portrait of an Artist, as an Old Man', 2000. Published posthumously, this novel depicts an elderly author as he tries to write a novel that is as successful as his most popular work, mirroring Heller's own life. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, with price unclipped dust wrappers. Bumping to head of 'Picture This' back strip, with shelf wear to back strip heads and tails of 'Good as Gold' and 'God Knows'. Edge wear to dust wrapper back strip head and tails to 'Good as Gold', 'God Knows' and 'Picture This'. Light sunning to 'Closing Time' back strip. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine.…

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Title
Good as Gold; God Knows; Picture This; Closing Time; Now and Then; Portrait of an Artist, as an Old Man
Author
Joseph Heller
Publisher
Simon and Schuster; Jonathan Cape; Macmillan; Scribner 1979-2000, New York; London
Publication year
1979
Condition
Near Fine
Dust jacket
Very Good Indeed
Book Type
book
Binding
Cloth
Illustrator
None
Edition
First edition.
Item weight
4 kilograms
Dimensions
10" by 6.5"
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Rooke Books PBFA

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