Back Before the World Turned Nasty: A collection of short stories
by Mortensen, Pauline
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine copy in fine, unclipped dust jacket protected in mylar; cloth is clean; DJ is clean with only faintest shelfwear but free o/fine
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 1989. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Fine copy in fine, unclipped dust jacket protected in mylar; cloth is clean; DJ is clean with only faintest shelfwear but free of edgewear; pages are clean; crisp, bright and free of marks and creases; edges of pages are clean; binding is tight and square; a very gently used copy./fine. Octavo in green cloth in off white illustrated dust jacket; 107 pages ; 23 cm. In English. || Signed by author on half title page; Contents: The window effect -- Conditions in general -- The course of the river -- Modern rustic -- Side effects -- House painting deal -- The Hunsaker blood -- Rat reunion summer -- Cat Island -- Woman talking to a cow -- Graffiti on the rocks. Winner of the 1988 Utah Arts Council Publication Prize; "The eleven stories in this stunning first collection playfully explore the rustic yet literary self-awareness of a post-pioneer Idaho woman who is both trapped and enlightened by the voices of her rural past."--dust jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 85327
- Title
- Back Before the World Turned Nasty: A collection of short stories
- Author
- Mortensen, Pauline
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine copy in fine, unclipped dust jacket protected in mylar; cloth is clean; DJ is clean with only faintest shelfwear but free o
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first printing (full number line)
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Place of Publication
- Fayetteville
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- Short stories
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