Nothing but Blue Skies .

New York, NY Random House: Vintage Contemporaries, 1994. Paperback First Edition Thus (1994), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus (1994), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows just a hint of wear to the extremities; a red band containing the author's nane in white letters is heavily sunned (the white name remains clearly legible if no longer as bright as it would have been without the sunning); the text pages have tanned lightly, due to aging; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest wear and minor cosmetic imperfections. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8 x 5.25 x 0.85 inches). 349 pages. Language: English. Weight: 11.5 ounces. Trade Paperback. McGuane's early novels were noted for a comic appreciation for the irrational core of many human endeavors, multiple takes on the counterculture of the 1960s and 1970s. His later writing reflected an increasing devotion to family relationships and relationships with the natural world in the changing American West, primarily Montana, where he has made his home since 1968, and where his last five novels and many of his essays are set. The writing is superb. Crisp prose, fully fleshed-out characters and imagery. McGuane has quite the vocabulary. Smart without self-indulgence. Great book. A page turner, tons o' fun.