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Random House, 1972-08-12. Hardcover. Used: Good.
Chimera by John Barth - 8/12/1972
by John Barth
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Chimera
by John Barth
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Random House, 8/12/1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Signed. SIGNED, without inscription, by John Barth on the title page.The volume is bumped at the top front corner and has light soiling on the page edges. The unclipped dust jacket is gently bumped at the corners and lightly rubbed at the spine edges. The jacket, now protected in mylar, is about 1/16" shorter than the book.
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- Book Condition Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition Very Good
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- Edition First Edition
- Binding Hardcover
- ISBN 10 0394481399
- ISBN 13 9780394481395
- Publisher Random House
- Date Published 8/12/1972
- Keywords first edition signed
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Chimera
by John Barth
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- Hardcover
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CHIMERA
by Barth, John
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Owego, New York, United States
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New York, NY: Random House. Very Good/Very Good. (1972). 2nd Printing. Hardcover w/DJ. 8vo., 308 pp. .
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Chimera
by John Barth
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- Hardcover
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FIRST EDITION. Random House, 1972. HARDCOVER. Dust jacket, now in a clear plastic archival cover, has a half-inch closed tear and one smaller. Page ends lightly soiled. Text is clean, unmarked. Binding is strong and square. NOT ex-library.
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Chimera
by BARTH, John
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
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New York: Random House, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Small bump to the top of the spine, very good or better in very good dustwrapper with dampstains along the edges.
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Chimera
by Barth, John
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- Hardcover
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- Used - Very Good
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- Hardcover
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Random House, 8/12/1972 12:00:01 A. hardcover. Very Good. 1.3000 8.3000 5.6000. Hardcover in very good condition. All inside pages are in great shape. Minor shelf wear to the dust jacket. The dust jacket is wrapped in protective mylar.
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Chimera
by Barth, John
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
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- Used - Fine
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- Near Very Fine
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- First Edition
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- Hardcover
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Mississauga, ON, Canada: Random House of Canada, Limited, 1972. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Near Very Fine. Slightly smaller sturdy book, gold cloth with title embossed on front, orange inside covers and adjacent end papers, 308 pages. DJ glossy white background beneath mylar with chimera in purple orange and yellow by George Giusti beautifully illustrated in color on front, photo on back of Barth, light tiny spotting to exterior edges. DJ has light crease at spine top. Near Very Fine DJ/Fine+ book.
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CHIMERA
by Barth, John
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing
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- Hardcover
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New York, NY: Random House, Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1972. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0394481399 . Cover Art; First Trade Edition. First Edition stated on copyright page. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jackaet is clean and bright, but has a bit of light toning, especially to the corners and edges. The front flap of the dust jacket has two creases. This book is a National Book Award winner. Barth's work is characterized by a historical awareness of literary tradition[11] and by the practice of rewriting typical of postmodernism. He said, "I don't know what my view of history is, but insofar as it involves some allowance for repetition and recurrence, reorchestration, and reprise [...] I would always want it to be more in the form of a thing circling out and out and becoming more inclusive each…
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(1st Edition) Chimera by Barth, John, HC 1972
by Barth, John
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- good
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Random House, 1972-08-12. First Edition. hardcover. Good. 8x1x5. FIRST EDITION. Pages are crisp and clean, no marking. Cover has some wears.
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Chimera Barth, John
by Barth, John
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- very good
- Hardcover
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- first
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- Hardcover
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Random House, 1972-08-12. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed. 1972 Random House hard cover - 1st edition 1st printing - signed by Barth on 1/2 title page - minor staining to closed page edge - otherwise dust jacket and cover like new binding strong contents clean - now in mylar cover - enjoy
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Chimera Barth, John
by Barth, John
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780394481395 / 0394481399
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Ashfield, Massachusetts, United States
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Random House, 1972-08-12. Hardcover. Very Good. 1972 Random House hard cover - 1st edition 1st printing - signed by Barth on title page - minor ink mark inside front end paper - minor pencil marking on 1st blank page - slight staining to closed page edge - otherwise dust jacket and cover like new binding strong contents clean - now in mylar cover - enjoy
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