Table of Contents
by McPhee, John
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Nice copy. Fine in fine jacket in archival mylar./Fine
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1985. First ed., "first printing" (stated). Hardcover. Nice copy. Fine in fine jacket in archival mylar./Fine. Large octavo in mostly pale beige illus jacket; 293 pages: illustrations ; 22 cm. Contents: Under the snow -- A textbook place for bears -- Riding the boom extension -- Heirs of general practice -- Open man -- Ice pond -- Minihydro -- North of the C.P. line.
First published in book form 1985, Table of Contents is a collection of eight pieces written by John McPhee between 1981 and 1984. Geographically and thematically, they range from Alaska to New Jersey, describing, for example, the arrival of telephones in a small village near the Arctic Circle and the arrival of wild bears in considerable numbers in New Jersey, swarming in from the Poconos in search of a better life. The essays in this collection, which The New York Times called "pretty close to flawless," offer an excellent introduction to the work of one of our finest writers
Time: Since 1971 Geographic: United States -- Social life and customs -- 1971- Ãtats-Unis -- MÅurs et coutumes -- 1971- United States. United States -- Social life and customs.
First published in book form 1985, Table of Contents is a collection of eight pieces written by John McPhee between 1981 and 1984. Geographically and thematically, they range from Alaska to New Jersey, describing, for example, the arrival of telephones in a small village near the Arctic Circle and the arrival of wild bears in considerable numbers in New Jersey, swarming in from the Poconos in search of a better life. The essays in this collection, which The New York Times called "pretty close to flawless," offer an excellent introduction to the work of one of our finest writers
Time: Since 1971 Geographic: United States -- Social life and customs -- 1971- Ãtats-Unis -- MÅurs et coutumes -- 1971- United States. United States -- Social life and customs.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100321
- Title
- Table of Contents
- Author
- McPhee, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Nice copy. Fine in fine jacket in archival mylar.
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First ed., "first printing" (stated)
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1985
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