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Martin and John: A Novel
by Peck, Dale
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0374203113
- ISBN 13
- 9780374203115
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1993. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 228pp. Small Octavo. Black cloth and red paper over boards with gilt spine lettering, blind stamp decoration on front panel. Book Condition: Fine. Binding tight and square, tips sharp, edges clean and text apparently unread. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The spine is mildly sunned, with mild crinkle to spine head and a darkened spot at the foot of the spine. Dale Peck's first book, published to wide acclaim.
Synopsis
Dale Peck's first novel, Martin and John , was hailed as "a brilliant debut" by Michiko Kakutani in 1993. Since then he has published ten more books in a variety of genres. His book of essays, Hatchet Jobs , was labeled the literary scandal of the first decade of the new millennium by New York Magazine , while his novel Sprout won the inaugural Lambda Literary Award for young adult fiction. A winner of a Guggenheim fellowship, two O. Henry Awards, and a Pushcart Prize, Peck is also a member of PEN and the National Book Critics Circle, and an Associate Professor in the New School's Graduate Writing Program.
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- Bookseller
- DuBois Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000951
- Title
- Martin and John: A Novel
- Author
- Peck, Dale
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0374203113
- ISBN 13
- 9780374203115
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus & Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1993
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Sunned
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