Ask the Dust
by Fante, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0876854447
- ISBN 13
- 9780876854440
- Seller
-
La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Santa Rosa : Black Sparrow Pr. Clean, crisp, tight hardcover in very good condition; light shelf wear and rubbing. NOTE: Introduction by Charles Bukowski. SIGNED by Charles Bukowski. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1982.
Synopsis
Ask the Dust is the most popular novel of Italian-American author John Fante, that published in 1939 and set during Great Depression era in Los Angeles. It is one of a series of novels based around the character Arturo Bandini serving as his alter ego, a young Italian-American from Colorado struggling to make it as a writer in Los Angeles. The book is a roman à clef, much of it rooted in autobiographical incidents in Fante's life. The novel influenced Charles Bukowski significantly.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Maxwell's House of Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 054177
- Title
- Ask the Dust
- Author
- Fante, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0876854447
- ISBN 13
- 9780876854440
- Publisher
- Black Sparrow Pr
- Place of Publication
- Santa Rosa
- Date Published
- 1982
- Pages
- 165
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Ask the Dust Fante, John
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About the Seller
Maxwell's House of Books
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La Mesa, California
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Glossary
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.