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Jitterbug Perfume
by Robbins, Tom
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0553050680
- ISBN 13
- 9780553050684
- Seller
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
U.S.A.: Bantam. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1984. First Edition. Softcover. 0553050680 . Jacket displays wear around the edges including bumping/chipping at head and tail of spine and some smaller tears and chips around the entire edge. Book itself is in a little bit better shape. Inscribed for a birthday by the author and then another gift inscription from the giver on the opposite page. .
Synopsis
Jitterbug Perfume is Tom Robbins' fourth novel, published in 1984. The major themes of the book include the striving for immortality, the meaning behind the sense of smell, individual expression, self-reliance, sex, love, and religion. Beets and the god Pan figure prominently. The novel is a self-described epic, with four distinct storylines, one set in 8th century Bohemia and three others in modern day New Orleans, Seattle, and Paris.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book Trader (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 036192
- Title
- Jitterbug Perfume
- Author
- Robbins, Tom
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0553050680
- ISBN 13
- 9780553050684
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Place of Publication
- U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- 0553050680
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...