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The Adventures of Augie March

by Bellow, Saul

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New York: Viking, 1953. Near Fine in a Good dust jacket. Bound in black and gray cloth. Both the spine and the front panel are stamped in orange. Orange topstain. Octavo. 536pps. First Printing. The book and jacket are First State: Vail-Ballou on the copyright page (along with topstain). The edges of the cloth and the closed page edges are slightly sundarkened. Otherwise clean, bright, square, and soundly bound. All tips are sharp. No previous ownership markings. The dust jacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, has considerable edge-chipping, a long, closed tear at the bottom of the front panel, and the front flap-fold, dust-spotted, is half-detached from the front panel (secured now in said sleeve). The original price (4.50) is intact. A blurb for 'The Short Novels of John Steinbeck' is on the rear flap. A nice, collector's-quality copy of the author's third novel and winner of the National Book Award. Uncommon in the flawed, though first-state jacket.<br><br><b><font color=#003366> "...<big>A</big>ugie, the exuberant narrator-hero, is a poor Chicago boy growing up during the Depression. His mother, deserted by her husband, has taken in a tough old boarder, Grandma Lausch, who rules the family -- slow-witted Georgie, ambitious Simon, super-observant Augie -- like a benevolent despot. Augie's friends set out to make their fortunes in various ways, but he sees himself as chosen for a special destiny. A 'born recruit,' he makes himself available for a series of occupations, then proudly rejects each one as unworthy. Instead of allowing himself to be drafted, he takes matters into his own hands. The choices that he makes independently are -- to say the least -- eccentric. 'Life among the Machiavellians' is the subtitle Mr. Bellow privately chooses to describe the ups and downs of Augie's unsteady life. Augie's own oddity is reflected in the companions he encounters -- plungers, schemers, risk-takers, 'hole and corner' operators like the would-be tycoon Einhorn or the would-be siren Thea, who travels with an eagle trained to hunt small creatures."</b></font><br><br> Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. 41-A. First Edition. Cloth.

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The Adventures of Augie March (1953) is a novel by Saul Bellow. It centers on the eponymous character who grows up during the Great Depression. This picaresque novel is an example of bildungsroman, tracing the development of an individual through a series of encounters, occupations and relationships from boyhood to manhood.

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Title
The Adventures of Augie March
Author
Bellow, Saul
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
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Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Viking
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1953
Keywords
SAUL BELLOW THE ADVENTURES OF AUGIE MARCH FIRST EDITIONS AMERICAN LITERATURE FICTION CLASSICS CHICAGO DEPRESSION ERA 1930S 1940S GRANDMA LAUSCH COLLECTIBLE BOOKS NOVELS

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