Augustus
by WILLIAMS, John
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
John Williams (1922-1994) was born and raised in northeast Texas. He published two volumes of poetry and two other novels, Butcher's Crossing and Stoner . In the past year, Stoner has become an international best seller. Both novels are available from NYRB Classics. Daniel Mendelsohn is a translator, critic, memoirist, and classicist. He is the author of the international best seller, The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million , and his essay collection Waiting for the Barbarians (NYRB) was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the PEN Art of the Essay Award. He teaches at Bard College.
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Details
- Seller
- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 499838
- Title
- Augustus
- Author
- WILLIAMS, John
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- UncorrectedProof, NBAFiction
Terms of Sale
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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About the Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
About Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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