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A River Runs Through It,: and Other Stories.
by MACLEAN, Norman
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- Hardcover
- first
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press,, 1976. All things merge into one First edition, first printing. The author's first book of fiction, this collection of three autobiographical stories was nominated for the 1977 Pulitzer Prize. A film adaptation of the titular story, starring Brad Pitt and directed by Robert Redford, was released in 1992 to critical acclaim. In his review for Esquire, Pete Dexter commented that the main story "is about not understanding what you love, about not being able to help. It is the truest story I ever read; it might be the best written. And to this day it won't leave me alone". Octavo. Original blue cloth, spine lettered in silver, yellow endpapers. With dust jacket. Vignettes in the text after wood engravings by R. Williams. Ownership stamp on front free endpaper of Dr J. Burley. Bump to spine foot, mild foxing to edges; jacket bright, save for mild sunning to spine, rubbing to spine and fold ends with couple of nicks, unclipped: a near-fine copy in like jacket. Pete Dexter, "The Old Man and the River", Esquire, 1 June 1981.
Synopsis
A River Runs Through It and Other Stories is a semi-autobiographical collection of three stories by author Norman Maclean (1902–1990) and published by the University of Chicago Press. It contains: "A River Runs Through It" "Logging and Pimping and 'Your pal, Jim'" "USFS 1919: The Ranger, the Cook, and a Hole in the Sky"
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 163255
- Title
- A River Runs Through It,
- Author
- MACLEAN, Norman
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Chicago: The University of Chicago Press,
- Date Published
- 1976
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
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London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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