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A Widow for One Year (SIGNED to Title Page)
by Irving, John
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- New/New
- ISBN 10
- 0375501371
- ISBN 13
- 9780375501371
- Seller
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Monkton, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
HARDCOVER. SIGNED in Person at the Book Signing Event. A WIDOW FOR ONE YEAR by JOHN IRVING (1998). SIGNED to the Full Title page by John Irving, the author. Brand new-looking Copy and Never owned. This is a FIRST Edition, FIRST Printing copy as stated on the copyright page. The copyright page says, "First Trade Edition 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3." (If you see a copy with "2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3" but NO mention of "First Edition", then it is a Second Printing copy.) The Dust jacket is in Brand New condition with no issues. The book has no tears, marks, creases, remainder marks, library markings, or black lines on the edges. Not inscribed to anyone. Not price-clipped, not a Book Club Edition (BCE), or signed on a bookplate. True Collectible Quality. First Edition, First Printing, hand SIGNED to the Full Title page. No inscription; full signature only. *From an event to benefit Adoption-Link in NYC with John Irving, Edmund White, and Peter Carey on May 16, 2010. Adoption-Link was founded by Edmund White's sister Margaret to find loving homes for vulnerable children.* This book will be carefully wrapped and shipped with free delivery confirmation. John Irving published his first novel, Setting Free the Bears, in 1968. He has been nominated for a National Book Award three times-winning once, in 1980, for the novel The World According to Garp. He also received an O. Henry Award, in 1981, for the short story "Interior Space." In 1992, Mr. Irving was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Oklahoma. In 2000, he won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Cider House Rules film with seven Academy Award nominations. In 2001, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Publication date: May 5, 1998. ISBN: 0-375-5013-71. BS12796.
Synopsis
John Irving has been nominated for a National Book Award three times–winning once, in 1980, for the novel The World According to Garp. A Prayer for Owen Meany was published in 1989. In 1992, Mr. Irving was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Oklahoma. In 2000, he won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Cider House Rules –a film with seven Academy Award nominations.
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- Bookseller
- Charm City Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BS000816
- Title
- A Widow for One Year (SIGNED to Title Page)
- Author
- Irving, John
- Format/Binding
- HARDCOVER w/ Dust Jacket Cover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0375501371
- ISBN 13
- 9780375501371
- Publisher
- Random House; 1st trade ed edition (May 5, 1998)
- Place of Publication
- UNITED STATES
- Date Published
- May 05, 1998
- Keywords
- psychological thriller, literary fiction, family saga fiction, literature, fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- SIGNED BOOKS;
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Charm City Books
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About the Seller
Charm City Books
Biblio member since 2004
Monkton, Maryland
About Charm City Books
I sell mostly Modern First Editions. Most of my inventory is Hand Signed First Edition/First Printing Hardcovers. I also carry a collection of Brand New & Like New, Signed and Unsigned Franklin Library & Easton Press Books. I will accept offers on any book I have. If your offer is accepted, you are committed to buy. I will then reduce the price of the item ON THIS SITE so you can purchase the item or book on this site using their check-out...
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