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A BOX OF MATCHES
de Baker, Nicholson
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Aceptable/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0375502874
- ISBN 13
- 9780375502873
- Librería
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
New York: Random House, 2003. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Baker's sixth novel, the first since his excursion into non-fiction, "Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper," won the National Book Critics Circle Award, is reminiscent of his early fiction -- "Room Temperature" and "The Mezzanine." It features Emmett, a man in his forties with a wife, two children, a cat and a duck, who gets up most mornings between 4 and 5 a.m., lights a fire in the living room fireplace with a single match, and thinks about the ordinary things in his life in an extraordinary way. Inscribed and Signed by Baker on the title page. Boards and text are clean and unmarked, tight and square; the dustjacket shows some light rubbing, no tears, no chipping or creasing, not price-clipped. A very collectable copy.
Sinopsis
Emmett has a wife and two children, a cat, and a duck, and he wants to know what life is about. Every day he gets up before dawn, makes a cup of coffee in the dark, lights a fire with one wooden match, and thinks.What Emmett thinks about is the subject of this wise and closely observed novel, which covers vast distances while moving no farther than Emmett's hearth and home. Nicholson Baker's extraordinary ability to describe and celebrate life in all its rich ordinariness has never been so beautifully achieved.Baker won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper. He now returns to fiction with this lovely book, reminiscent of the early novels--Room Temperature and The Mezzanine--that established his reputation.From the Hardcover edition.
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Detalles
- Librería
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 004404
- Título
- A BOX OF MATCHES
- Autor
- Baker, Nicholson
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Aceptable
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Near Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition, First Printing.
- ISBN 10
- 0375502874
- ISBN 13
- 9780375502873
- Editorial
- Random House
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 2003
- Palabras clave
- MODERN NOVEL, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED, LITERATURE, VOX,
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Modern Novel; Fine Literature; Signed/Inscribed;
Términos de venta
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Sobre el vendedor
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Miembro de Biblio desde 2005
Canandaigua, New York
Sobre H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
