Karate Is a Thing of the Spirit [Signed bookplate laid in]

Harry Crews

Published by William Morrow & Company, Inc, New York, 1971

About this Item

New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1971. First Edition. Signed bookplate laid in. Octavo (21.5 cm), [219]pp. Illustrated publisher's dust jacket intact with price ($5.95). Boards quarter bound in orange paper and white cloth with orange and black stamping on the spine and blind stamping on the front cover. Orange endsheets. Dust jacket slightly discolored and has minor scratches all over, but no loss. Head and tail of spine are creased and bumped, and inside of dust jacket has some minor discoloration. Boards relatively clean with some soiling to the white cloth of the spine. Edges have shelfwear and head and tail of the spine are bumped. Pages clean. A novel on an outlaw group of karate students who teach and train on a Florida beach. They invite a new member into the group and chaos ensues. To quote the blurb on the dust jacket, the book "is about being alive and wondering what the hell is going on.".

Seller Inventory # 30097

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Karate Is a Thing of the Spirit [Signed bookplate laid in]
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company, Inc, New York
• Publication Date: 1971
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
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  • Fiction