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The Anthologist: A Novel
by Baker, Nicholson
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1416572449
- ISBN 13
- 9781416572442
- Seller
-
Newmarket, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Simon & Schuster, 2009-09-08. First Edition, first printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Remainder mark on the bottom fore-edge. Octavo, 8 3/4†tall, 243 pages, cream boards. A near fine, clean hard cover with little shelf wear, gently read, binding tight, paper cream white. In a near fine dust jacket with the original price.
Synopsis
Paul Chowder is trying to write the introduction to a new anthology of rhyming verse, but heâÈçs having a hard time getting started. The result of his fitful struggles is The Anthologist, Nicholson BakerâÈçs brilliantly funny and exquisite love story about poetry. * * * A New York Times Notable Book, 2009 Favorite Fiction of 2009âÈ' Los Angeles Times Best Books of 2009âÈ' The Christian Science Monitor Best of 2009âÈ'Slate.com "A YearâÈçs Reading" Favorites, 2009âÈ' The New Yorker Best Books of 2009âÈ'Seattle Times
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- Bookseller
- Avenue Victor Hugo Books LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53865
- Title
- The Anthologist: A Novel
- Author
- Baker, Nicholson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, first printing
- ISBN 10
- 1416572449
- ISBN 13
- 9781416572442
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2009-09-08
- Keywords
- Fiction
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About Avenue Victor Hugo Books LLC
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Our store is open Fridays & Saturdays from 10am to 6pm in Lee, New Hampshire, less than 10 minutes from the University of New Hampshire.
Avenue Victor Hugo Books specialize in first editions of the best in fiction, history, biography, poetry, drama, and essay. Our catalogue features careful, considered assessments of all of our stock. We are not flippers selling books by the pound. Instead, we try to limit our stock to books in a condition we'd be proud to place on our personal bookshelves.
For nearly 30 years, Avenue Victor Hugo Books was a fixture of Newbury Street in Boston's Back Bay, at one time holding over a quarter-million magazines and 150,000 used books. Awarded "Best Used Bookstore" multiple times by Boston Magazine, the store was a favorite of Boston-area authors and college students alike.
Since relocating to New Hampshire our shop has been featured on WBGH Boston News, WVCB's "Boston Chronicle," NHPR, and WMUR's "New Hampshire Chronicle." Avenue Victor Hugo has also recently been featured in "New Hampshire magazine," "The Boston Globe," UNH's "The New Hampshire," "The New Hampshire Union Leader," and "Foster's Daily Democrat."
Our store is open Fridays & Saturdays from 10am to 6pm in Lee, New Hampshire, less than 10 minutes from the University of New Hampshire.
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- Shelf Wear
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- Fine
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- Octavo
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Remainder Mark
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