The Center of Things Tapa dura - 2001

246 pages. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's quarter black cloth with gilt lettering to spine in over black boards in original pictorial jacket. First edition. Nora Mars glamour girl, star of stage and screen, B-movie goddess has slowly aged out of mainstream popularity and quickly slipped into a coma. Known as much for her astonishing looks, her five husbands, and her way with words ( I m all for love at first sight. It saves a lot of time ) as for her movie career, Nora Mars has been a tabloid s dream diva. Marie Brown, the heroine of Jenny McPhee s debut novel The Center of Things, is everything that Nora is not: too tall, too plain, too unmarried, and always too early. But she also happens to be Nora s number-one fan and knows enough to use the star s untimely near-death to advance her own career at the Gotham City Star by insisting on writing her obit. Along the way she meets the charismatic Rex Mars, Nora Mars s husband number-three, and struggles between reportorial… Leer más

Doubleday, 2001 First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Doubleday, 2001. Hardcover. Like New. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Doubleday, 2001. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

UsedGood. The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.

NY: Doubleday, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Author's first novel. Review copy with PR sheets laid in. First printing.

Doubleday, July 2001. Hardcover . Good. Light edgewear to dust jacket, binding sound and pages unmarked. All Orders Shipped With Tracking And Delivery Confirmation Numbers.

Doubleday, 2001-07-17. Hardcover. Good.

New York: Doubleday, 2001. Very good+ (two heavy creases on front soft cover). No dust jacket. This is a bound galley proof of Jenny McPhee's first novel, a "sexy, smart, captivating first novel...about movies, science, and meeting Mr. Right." 245 pages.. 1st edition - bound galley proof. Soft Cover.

Doubleday, July 2001. Hardcover . Very Good/Very Good. Very Good Hardcover with Very Good Dustjacket. Light soiling and shelfwear to DJ. Light soiling and shelfwear to covers. Spine ends bumped. Pages clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984.