Slackjaw

Jim Knipfel

ISBN 10: 0874779499 / ISBN 13: 9780874779493

Published by Tarcher, 1999

About this Item

Tarcher Putnam, New York, 1999. Hardcover, 235 pp. 1st edition, 1st printing (full number line). Memoir. The author relates his challenging childhood and his slow loss of eyesight caused by a rare ailment. Book is in very good condition. Dust jacket is rubbed and slightly wrinkled. In a new mylar sleeve. Signed and inscribed by the author. See photos. Seller Inventory # ABE-1548894564730

Bibliographic Details

Title: Slackjaw

Publisher: Tarcher

Publication Date: 1999

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

A staff writer and columnist with the New York Press describes his battle with retinitis pigmentosa, a rare and untreatable genetic disease that results in blindness, and an inoperable brain lesion, in a memoir that celebrates the triumph of the human spirit and determination. 15,000 first printing.

About the Author:

Jim Knipfel is a staff writer and columnist for New York Press.