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THEY WHISPER; a novel
by Butler, Robert Olen
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Like New/Very Fine
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1994. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Like New/Very Fine. SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the title page, tall 8vo, black quarter cloth with silver lettering on spine over white boards; archival mylar-protected B&W photographic dust jacket (unclipped) with detail of nude couple embracing; 333 pages + [3] About the Author. Robert Olen Butler (born 1945) is an American fiction writer. His short-story collection A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1993. <br/> <br/> They Whisper is his seventh novel and deals with the obsessive yet often poignant love and erotic lives of a middle-aged regular guy with the women often seeming to speak as well.<br/> <br/> SIGNED & in EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION internally & externally! No previous owner or remainder marks. Virtually As New.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8313
- Title
- THEY WHISPER; a novel
- Author
- Butler, Robert Olen
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- New Like New
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- men, sex, relationships, women, Vietnam, erotic, love
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Cloth
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