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AT RISK
by Hoffman, Alice
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0399133674
- ISBN 13
- 9780399133671
- Seller
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Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hoffman's seventh novel details a family's and community's struggle to come to terms with AIDS when it is contracted by a twelve-year-old girl through a blood transfusion; upper corner of page 55-56 creased, o/w clean, tight, square; dustjacket shows some light wear and discoloration along edges.
Synopsis
In a novel the Village Voice calls "memorable" and "striking," Alice Hoffman vividly portrays a family shattered by tragedy when eleven-year-old Amanda is diagnosed with AIDS...
Reviews
On Feb 25 2007, HEy ItS yUrAiL said:
I REALLY DON'T LIKE READY ABOUT PEOPLE DYING!
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000387
- Title
- AT RISK
- Author
- Hoffman, Alice
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- ISBN 10
- 0399133674
- ISBN 13
- 9780399133671
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- FIRST EDITION, MODERN NOVEL, AMERICAN LITERATURE, AIDS, NEW ENGLAND, HIV
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Novel; Fine Literature; New England;
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
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About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
Glossary
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Edges
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