New York, New York, U.S.A.: E P Dutton, 1978. Book. N-Fine. Hardcover. First Edition/First Printing. A square solid tight clean very carefully read copy. The text block is lightly tanned, has some light board edge wear mostly at the top and heel of the dark blue cloth spine. The 10.95 priced jacket has some light rubbing wear, light edge wear, again mostly at the top and heel of the spine. Stated first edition, the correct book in the correct jacket. Basis for the movie. Blue cloth binding and gold lettering on spine. Not perfect as noted above but still a very nice copy of the first edition that had a unusual short printing run, rumored to be in the 35000 range, and is virtually impossible to find in this condition out here in the real world. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND NORMALLY SHIPS NEXT DAY..

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. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Reviews

On Sep 26 2007, Shawnee said:

This is the best book I have ever read!! If you want a story about the 70's this is one, full of symoblism and underlying truths and tragedy. The "undertoad" You may not always see it but its always there, and we all have those "undertoads" in our life. This book is full complete, from beginning to end, the end will not leave you questioning "what was Irving thinking?" He completed this book and didn't shirk on the details, its phenomonal!

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Bookseller: Pat Cramer, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 033320
Title: The World According to Garp: A Novel
Author: Irving, John
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - N-Fine
Jacket Condition: N-Fine
Edition: First Edition/First Printing
ISBN 10: 0525237704
ISBN 13: 9780525237709
Publisher: E P Dutton
Place of Publication: New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1978
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Pat Cramer, Bookseller

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Pat Cramer, Bookseller

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About Pat Cramer, Bookseller

I have been selling used and rare books internationally since 1985.I tend to list modern fiction because that is what i know the most about.I specialize on horror and suspense fiction because these are two areas that i enjoy most and because they are two areas that I know the most aboutI am not a generalist dealer but I have been known to list a small percentage of anything that looks interesting to me, fiction and non-fiction, to bring new customers to my site.

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