Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1993. Signed on the title page by the author. First edition / First printing. Black paper spine, gray paper-covered boards. Fine in very fine dust jacket. Slight fading to top and bottom of the gray boards, as is usual for this title. Author's first book. O. Henry Award Winner, National Book Award Nominee.

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On Apr 24 2021, a reader said:

The late Thom Jones’s first and best collection of short stories. One of those books that makes you an evangelist for it

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Bookseller: Orpheus Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 18044
Title: The Pugilist at Rest.
Author: JONES, Thom
Format/Binding: Black paper spine, gray paper-covered boards.
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition / First printing.
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0316473022
ISBN 13: 9780316473026
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company,
Place of Publication: Boston:
Date Published: 1993.
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction;

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