Bad Manners by Maggie Paley - 1986-03-18

Random House Value Publishing. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Random House Value Publishing, March 1986. Hardcover. Acceptable.

NY, Potter, 1986, 2nd. VG+/VG. Remainder mark; trace of shelfwear. DJ w/ bit of rubbing/edgewear; inner edges lightly browned. 000005433

Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Random House Value Publishing, 1988. A nice reading copy. Pages clean and bright. Binding is tight. Book and jacket show some shelfwear. Jacket has been mylared for protection. Jacket flaps are yellowing.. First Edition, 1st printing. Hard Cover. Good +/Good. Mylared.

New York: Clarkson N. Potter. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. First Printing. Hardcover. 0517559986 .

Random House Value Publishing, March 1986. Hardcover. Used - Good.

New York: Random House Value Publishin, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover, Ex-. Good/Good. Paley's first novel is peopled with urban, upscale characters, most of whom are certifiably goofy. Kitty, for example, is a food expert who prepares l inguine with chocolate sauce in order to save calories by combining courses . Everybody else goes to her party and happily eats it. Yet these people ar e not too weird to be believed; in fact, their foibles are recognizable, an d are exaggerated just enough. The playboy and matinee idol are gorgeous an d dim, the female radio star flighty, the scientist and book publisher dull , but none is overly predictable. Paley is witty and perceptive, and knows when to stop, so that her comedy of bad manners is not a farce.

New York:: Clarkson Potter,, (1986). Hardcover -. Very good in very good dust jacket.. 2nd printing. The author's first novel, a "witty tart" comedy about the interconnected lives of four sophisticated women in New York City. 198 pp.

Random House Value Publishing. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

Random House Value Publishing. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.