The Aerialist : A Novel by Richard Schmitt - 2000

Overlook Press, The. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Hard Cover. Overlook 2000. Some wear along edges of DJ. Unless Listed in this decription, VG or Better.

Overlook Press, The, 2000. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Overlook Hardcover, 2000-11-01. Hardcover. Used:Good.

Overlook Hardcover, 2000-11-01. Hardcover. Good.

Overlook Press, 2000. First edition, Ex-Library. Hardcover. Very good. Sewanee Writers' Series. Clean, dustjacket in nice shape, in mylar slipcover. Stamped on edges & endpage. Amazon: Richard Schmitt's first novel, The Aerialist, chronicles the transformation of a disenfranchised '70s youth into a human miracle, a model of discipline, a machine capable of astonishing feats of balance and strength on a circus tightrope, a hi

Woodstock. 2000. Sewanee Writers Series/Overlook Press. 2nd Printing. Very Good in Dustjacket. 1585670707. 1st Novel. 295 pages. hardcover. keywords: Literature Circus America. FROM THE PUBLISHER - The dark, seemingly glitzy world of an American travelling circus is the setting for Richard Schmitt's brilliant debut novel, The Aerialist. On the edge of the dreary town of Venice, Florida, lie the winterquarters-a circus in repose. One day Gary-who hasn't cared much what sort of job he's had-finds himself signing on as a circus hand. Everyone has seen or heard of the wirewalker, the trapeze artist, and the clown, but there are others: The 'twenty-four-hour man' who arrives in a town first to post arrows that point the way to the lot; the 'bullhands' who remove the elephants' excrement out from under their tumultuous bodies; the 'butchers' who distract the audience from the wonders on stage so that they might purchase a cotton candy or a plastic ray-gun; the… Read More

Woodstock, NY: Overlook, 2000. 1st ptg.. hardcover. Book: Very Good/DJ: Very Good. 8vo.. 295 pp. 6 1/4 x 9 1/4. Beige boards with qtr tan cloth, stamped in silver on spine. Red and black dj. No damage noted. Black remainder mark on bottom page edges.

Woodstock. 2000. Sewanee Writers Series/Overlook Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 1585670707. 1st Novel. 295 pages. hardcover. keywords: Literature Circus America. FROM THE PUBLISHER - The dark, seemingly glitzy world of an American travelling circus is the setting for Richard Schmitt's brilliant debut novel, The Aerialist. On the edge of the dreary town of Venice, Florida, lie the winterquarters-a circus in repose. One day Gary-who hasn't cared much what sort of job he's had-finds himself signing on as a circus hand. Everyone has seen or heard of the wirewalker, the trapeze artist, and the clown, but there are others: The 'twenty-four-hour man' who arrives in a town first to post arrows that point the way to the lot; the 'bullhands' who remove the elephants' excrement out from under their tumultuous bodies; the 'butchers' who distract the audience from the wonders on stage so that they might purchase a cotton candy or a plastic ray-gun; the… Read More

Overlook Hardcover, 2000-11-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1.0000 9.3200 6.3700. Stated first. Signed by the author on the title page. DJ in mylar sleeve. Near fine copy.