Given Ground Tapa dura - 2001

UsedGood. The book may have minor cosmetic wear (i.e. creased spine/cover, scratches, curled corners, folded pages, minor sunburn, minor water damage, minor bent). The book may have some highlights/notes/underlined pages - Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included - Safe and Secure Mailer - No Hassle Return

Middlebury, 2001-07-01. Hardcover. Good.

Middlebury: Middlebury College Press, 2001. 1st Edition. Hardcover_cloth spine. Fine-Collectible/Fine. 5.75"x8.75" 136 pages. First printing. White boards. Gold foil letters on a navy blue spine w/matching blue endpapers. DJ #54127 designed by Marc Cohen. DJ photo by Henry Horenstein. Author photo by Glenna Kimball. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean w/soft tone. Not x-library, unclipped (no price), & unmarked. Secure ship w/track #. GIFT QUALITY. "Departing from Appalachia's 150-year-old literary legacy of formula and caricature, West Virginia native Ann Pancake uses the texture of language, an intense attention to place, and complexity of characterization to recreate the region - its tragic history and fragile culture, the interior landscapes of its people, and their deep rootedness in a threatened land. Her characters, already marginalized economically and socially, confront what many perceive as an invading outside culture, enduring and at times transcending the loss of their "place,"… Leer más

Middlebury College Press. Inscribed, 1st Ed., fine condition, DJ fine condition.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hanover, NH, U.S.A.: University Press of New England / Middlebury , 2001. As New in an As New dustjacket. Cream-colored boards quarterbound in blue cloth. Both the spine and the front board are stamped in gilt. Blue endpapers. 136pps. A flawless, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. Yet to be read. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is equally fine. SIGNED by the author -- without further inscription -- on the title-page. The debut book of the highly-regarded author. "...Departing from Appalachia's 150-year-old literary legacy of formula and caricature, West Virginia native Ann Pancake uses the texture of language, an intense attention to place, and complexity of characterization to recreate the region -- its tragic history and fragile culture, the interior landscapes of its people, and their deep rootedness in a threatened land. Her characters, already marginalized economically and socially, confront what many perceive as an invading outside culture, enduring… Leer más

UPNE, 2001-07-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!