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The Hotel New Hampshire.
by Irving, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1981. Review copy of the first edition with the review information of the author's fifth novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Roger with my appreciation John Irving." Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Terry Fehr. "Like Garp, [The Hotel New Hampshire] is a startlingly original family saga that combines macabre humor with Dickensian sentiment and outrage at cruelty, dogmatism and injustice" (Time).
Synopsis
The Hotel New Hampshire is a 1981 coming of age novel by John Irving.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 144216
- Title
- The Hotel New Hampshire.
- Author
- Irving, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- E.P. Dutton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- Beau Bridges First Edition Signed, Hotel New Hampshire Signed First Edition, The Hotel New Hampshire First Edition
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Raptis Rare Books
Biblio member since 2012
Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
Founded by Matthew and Adrienne Raptis, Raptis Rare Books is an antiquarian book firm that specializes in literature, children's books, economics, photo books, signed and inscribed books, and landmark books in all fields. Our business model is simple: we strive to handle books that are in exceptional condition and to provide exceptional customer service.
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- Octavo
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- Title Page
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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- E.P.
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
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