A Thousand Acres
by Smiley, Jane
A Thousand Acres is a 1991 novel by American author Jane Smiley. It won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and was adapted to a 1997 film of the same name. The novel is a contemporary deconstruction of Shakespeare's King Lear and is set on a thousand acre (4 km²) farm in Iowa that is owned by a family of a father and his three daughters. It is told through the point of view of the oldest daughter, Ginny.
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A Thousand Acres
by Jane Smiley
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- Used - Very Good
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- First
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- 1991
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- Hardcover
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- 9780394577739
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Walcott, Iowa, USA
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£10.17
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Alfred A. Knoph. New York. 1991. Winner of the 1992 Pulitzer Prize in fiction. Quarter-bound in black with oatmeal colored boards with author's signature on front and lettering on spine in gold. Unclipped jacket ($23.00) is damp stained on inside of spine bottom and top with minor evidence of defect on book spine. Spine sun faded as is typical for… Read more about this item Item Price
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A THOUSAND ACRES
by SMILEY, Jane
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- First Edition
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- 1991
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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£50.87
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. First Edition. Wraps. Fine. Purple decorated wraps, [32] pages. Advance reading excerpt from her Pulitzer Prize winning novel made into a film starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange, Jason Robards, and Jennifer Jason Leigh. SIGNED by the author.
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A Thousand Acres
by Smiley, Jane
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- As New
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- 2008
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Summerville, South Carolina, USA
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£89.53
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Norwalk, CT: Easton Press. As New. 2008. Signed Edition. Full-Leather. A special Limited edition, SIGNED by Pulitzer Prize Winning author Jane Smiley. A wonderful scarce book in As New condition, never taken out of its original shrink-wrap; The novel is set in an idyllic world of family farm life in Iowa in 1979, with dark family secrets… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Thousand Acres.
by Smiley, Jane
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- 1991
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Skibbereen, IRL
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1991. First Edition. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. 16.5 cm x 24 cm. 371 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector's Mylar. Deckled fore edge. Excellent, close to new condition with only minor signs of external wear to the Mylar ! Signed by Jane Smiley on the titlepage. In 1992 Jane Smiley won the Pulitzer Prize… Read more about this item Item Price
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A thousand acres
by Smiley, Jane
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- Used - Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremey faint soiling to front free endpaper, exceedingly gentle rubbing to corn
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- First ed., 8th printing
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- 1992
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Oakland, California, USA
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New York: Knopf, Distributed by Random House, 1992. First ed., 8th printing. Hardcover. Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremey faint soiling to front free endpaper, exceedingly gentle rubbing to corners, faint soiling to fore-edge and rear DJ, pristine, bright pages in tight binding, extremely mild wear to DJ spine head, exceedingly gentle rubbing to DJ corners,… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Thousand Acres
by Smiley, Jane
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- 1st Edition
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- Hardcover
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- 9780394577739
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Apache Junction, Arizona, USA
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Alfred A. Knopf. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included. 0394577736 First State Dust Jacket. First edition, First Printing. Signed by the author on the title page. Not inscribed, price clipped or otherwise marked. Securely wrapped, dust jacket in protective cover and shipped in a box.
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A Thousand Acres
by Smiley, Jane
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- Paperback
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- 9780006544821
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Paperback. Very Good. Item Price
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A Thousand Acres (Signed 1st Printing)
by Jane Smiley
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- Near Fine
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- 1st Edition 1st Printing
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- 1991
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- Hardcover
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- 9780394577739
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LA QUINTA, California, USA
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£101.74
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U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A near-fine copy in an unclipped and near fine dustjacket--this copy is signed by Hamilton on the title page without any inscription. A very small ink smudge to the copyright page--or would be fine. The dustjacket is complete and has just a touch of… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Thousand Acres: A Novel
by Smiley, Jane
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good, Not Price Clipped
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- American First
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- 1991
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- Hardcover
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- 9780394577739
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Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN
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£48.83
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New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). American First. First Edition stated on verso of title page; signed by Jane Smiley on the title page with no inscription; edge wear to boards and dust jacket particularly at top and bottom of spine and at corners; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking… Read more about this item Item Price
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A THOUSAND ACRES
by SMILEY, Jane
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- Used - Slight foxing to top edge of bulked text. About Fine in a Fine dustwrapper
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- First Edition
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- 1991
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- Hardcover
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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£35.65
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Slight foxing to top edge of bulked text. About Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Pulitzer Prize winning novel made into a film starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange, Jason Robards, and Jennifer Jason Leigh.
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A THOUSAND ACRES
by SMILEY, JANE
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- Collector's Edition
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- 2008
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Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
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£81.39
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Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 2008. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on front limitation page. All edges gilt. Cover and spine decorated and lettered in gilt. Sewn-in silk bookmark. A certificate of authenticity and an Easton Note about author and book are laid-in. First published in 1991, it won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1992, was adapted to film in… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Thousand Acres
by SMILEY, Jane
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- 1991
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Wadsworth, Illinois, USA
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£61.04
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. First edition. Softcover. Uncorrected proof of Smiley's Pulitzer Prize winning novel which was based on Shakespeare's "King Lear" and set in Iowa. Made into a movie with Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange and Jason Robards. A very near fine copy in orange printed wrappers. Item Price
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A THOUSAND ACRES
by SMILEY, JANE
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- FIRST EDITION
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- PUB 1991
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BURLINGTON, Wisconsin, USA
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NEW YORK NY: ALFRED A KNOPF CO. NEAR FINE IN FINE D.J.. PUB 1991. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. ISBN: SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE/PULITZER PRIZE 1992. BOOK HAS AN OWNERSHIP NAME ON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. AN EXCELLENTCOPY.. Keywords: NOVEL, SIGNED, PULITZER PRIZE, INVISIBLE, ABCDEF. Item Price
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A Thousand Acres
by Smiley, Jane
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- Reprint; First Printing
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- 2004
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- Paperback
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- 9780007718771
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Blagoevgrad Region, BGR
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London: Harper Perennial. Very Good. 2004. Reprint; First Printing. Paperback. Light shelf wear, some heavy foxing to endpapers and edges of reading block. ; First printing in this edition with full number line. Nice tight copy, no names inside, appears unread. Cover photo by James Eskersley. Heavy book and priced accordingly. ; 400 pages; A modern version… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Thousand Acres
by Smiley, Jane
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- 1992
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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£4.68
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Very little wear to book or dust jacket. A Pulitzer Prize winner. Set in 1970s Iowa, a wealthy farmer decides that he will split the farm among his daughters. This sets off all sorts of drama. Think King Lear in Iowa, without a jester. This book will ship at over two pounds. Excess shipping… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Thousand Acres
by Smiley, Jane
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1992
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- Paperback
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- 9780449907481
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Maplewood, Missouri, USA
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£7.33
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Fawcett Books, 1992. Very good paperback. Paperback. Very Good. Item Price
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A Thousand Acres: A Novel
by Jane Smiley
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- Fine
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- 2003-12-02
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- 9781400033836
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Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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£16.28
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First edition paperback, which is in fine condition and signed by the author. Seller will offer reduced shipping for this item.
This powerful twentieth-century reimagining of Shakespeare's King Lear centers on a wealthy Iowa farmer who decides to divide his farm between his three daughters. When the youngest objects, she is cut out of his will. This sets off a chain… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Thousand Acres
by Jane Smiley
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- No Dj
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- First Edition
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- 2012
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- Hardcover
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Edmonton, Alberta, CAN
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Norwalk: Easton Press, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dj. 8vo. Signed By the Author. pp.3 371.Full leather, AEG,silk marker, silk end pages, limited edition collector's notes and certificate of authenticity laid loosley into book.Signed by author on limitation page. Item Price
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A Thousand Acres
by Smiley, Jane
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1991
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- Hardcover
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- 9780394577739
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WOODSTOCK, New York, USA
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1991. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction and the National Book Critics Circle Award.
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A Thousand Acres
by Smiley, Jane
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1991
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- Hardcover
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Mission Viejo, California, USA
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£61.04
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First Edition Stated. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Signed by Jane Smiley on the title page. $23.00 price present, no remainder mark. A fine copy. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a… Read more about this item Item Price
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