Falling Up the Stairs Tapa dura - 1988

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1988. Stated First Edition with full numberline 8vo hardcover with dust jacket; 310 pages From jacket: "Jonathan Simpson never wanted to get involved. He expected a simple, quiet life: an easy job as "society" editor of a small-town Minnesota newspaper, a beautiful woman (or several beautiful women) who loved him madly, and maybe an occasional drink with the boys. But things don't quite work out that way. First, his great-aunt Marvel dies and leaves him her house - Minneapolis version of Mad King Ludwig's castle, complete with grandmotherly housekeeper, an ancient butler named Trygve and freeloading cousin Oscar..." Jacket has edgewear, some rubbing and large barcode sticker on back. Book has remainder mark on the side. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. First. Hard… Leer más

Dutton Books, 1988. 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.

Penguin Publishing Group, 1988. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Dutton Adult, 1988-09-26. Hardcover. Good.

E.P. Dutton, 1988. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Near fine book and jacket. Price-clipped. .

New York: E. P. Dutton, 1988. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 310 pp. Quarter-bound in black cloth on red boards; lettered in silver and gilt on the spine; headband. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; price clipped; no interior markings..

New York:: Dutton,, 1988. VG/G. 1st edn is Nearly new: very slight shelf-wear (i.e.rubbing) to edge of dust jacket, remainder mark; otherwise, a crisp, clean copy. Minnesota author's first novel. First Edition

New York: E. P. Dutton, 1988. Debut by Minneapolis journalist about a simple newsman who inherits a complex house and encounters radical nutritionists; "a hilarious, outrageous first novel that brims with imagination and life." First printing, hardcover, quarter black cloth over red boards; gilt & silver titling. Faint scuffing to covers; minor spine slant; black marker mark on fore-edge; couple of ink symbols on front free endsheet; jacket shows very little wear, near fine. Text clean; [8], 310 pages.. First Edition. Quarter Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 5¾" by 8½".

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dj. (c.1988). First Edition. Hardcover. 052524655X . [nice tight copy, very minor soiling to page edges, NO remainder mark; jacket rubbed/scuffed, some surface-scratching]. The Minneapolis-based columnist/humorist's elusive first novel, about the " society" editor of a small-town Minnesota newspaper, whose wish for a simple life goes wildly awry, first when he inherits his great-aunt's house -- "the Minneapolis version of Mad King Ludwig's castle," complete with ancient servants and a freeloading cousin -- and then when he gets involved as the unwilling "media mouthpiece" for AIL, the Alimentary Instruction League, "a nonimperialist, nonsexist, nonracist, pronutrition radical cell dedicated to the struggle of changing America's eating habits by whatever means necessary." The organization's motto is "Eat Right or Die," and they soon hatch a plan to put plutonium… Leer más

New York: E P Dutton & Co. Inc, 1988. This book is in near fine condition and appears unread. The author has signed and dated on the first page. There is a name at the top of the first page. The dust jacket is in near fine condition and is in new mylar.. Signed. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fiction.