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Trying to Save Piggy Sneed
by John Irving
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine Condition/Very Good
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About This Item
Bloomsbury, London, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Very Good. red end-papers; a collection of six short stories from the author of The World According to Garp; The Hotel New Hampshire; The Cider House Rules and A Prayer for Owen Meaney.This is Irving's only collection of short stories. The memoir The Imaginary Girlfriend covers the same ground as most of his novels but is still must read for Irving fans. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 250 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. light wear to edges, now in archive acetate film protection. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Gilt titles spine. black cloth. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Fiction; Short Stories; Literature & Literary. Inventory No: 4240. .
Synopsis
John Irving is the author of seven magnificent novels, all available in Ballantine paperbacks. His most recent novel is A Prayer for Owen Meany . He lives in Vermont.
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- Bookseller
- Bookbarrow
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4240
- Title
- Trying to Save Piggy Sneed
- Author
- John Irving
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- BZDB227 Fiction; Short Stories; Literature & Literary. Unbranded John Irving Trying to Save Piggy Sneed
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