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EXERCISES IN STYLE
by QUENEAU, Raymond
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in a lightly soiled, Near Fine dustwrapper
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
(London): Gaberbocchus, (1958). First Edition in English. Hardcover. Near Fine in a lightly soiled, Near Fine dustwrapper. Translated from the French and with a preface by Barbara Wright. Illustrated with drawings. The story of a minor brawl in a Paris bus told in 99 different ways.
Synopsis
Exercises in Style, written by Raymond Queneau, is a collection of 99 retellings of the same story, each in a different style. In each, the narrator gets on the "S" bus (now no. 84), witnesses an altercation between a man with a long neck and funny hat and another passenger, and then sees the same person two hours later at the Gare St-Lazare getting advice on adding a button to his overcoat.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021201
- Title
- EXERCISES IN STYLE
- Author
- QUENEAU, Raymond
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in a lightly soiled, Near Fine dustwrapper
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition in English
- Publisher
- Gaberbocchus
- Place of Publication
- (London)
- Date Published
- (1958)
- Keywords
- Illustrated Books, Modern First Editions, Modern Firsts, French Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- French Literature;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
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About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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- Fine
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