Rule Of the Bone
by Banks, Russell
Rule Of The Bone is a 1995 novel by Russell Banks. It is a bildungsroman about the 14-year-old American narrator, Chappie, later dubbed Bone (named for a tattoo that he gets), who, after having dropped out of school, turns to the guidance of a Rastafarian Jamaican illegal immigrant. The novel is split into two halves, the first of which concerns his family struggles in America, and the second takes place in Jamaica.
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On Dec 27, 2015, Anonymous said
Rule Of The Bone cracked my shit up and also made me cry a little. Bone is the nickname of this scrawny little fourteen-year-old boy with a terrible home life. He ends up running away from home, makes a few nutty friends, and moves into a school bus with a Rastafari man who ends up taking Bone to Jamaica at some point in the book where he actually is reunited with his biological father. It's funny, infuriating, and touching all at the same time and at certain points.
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by Russell Banks
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- 1995
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Harper Collin. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Paperback. Novel about a homeless youth living on the edge of society. Flat signed on title page. ; Signed by Author . Item Price
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Rule of the Bone
by Russell Banks
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- 1995
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Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 390 p. Audience: General/trade. Item Price
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Rule of the Bone
by Russell Banks
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- 1995
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HarperCollins Publishers, 1995. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read… Read more about this item Item Price
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Rule of the Bone
by Banks, Russell
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- 1995
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Harper Collins, 1995. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author, on Title Page. 1st Edition. Signed by Author, on Title Page Dust jacket spine light sunned. Dust jacket protected by removable Brodart cover.. Item Price
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Rule of the Bone
by Russell Banks
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- 1995
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RULE OF THE BONE.
by Banks, Russell.
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Harper Collins: (1994)., 1994 391p. Paperback. Advance Reading Copy. Very Good. LITERATURE BOX 5 0.0. Soft cover. Item Price
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Rule of the Bone
by BANKS, Russell
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- 1995
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New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1995. Softcover. Near Fine. Advance Reading Copy. Pictorial wrappers. Spine a touch sunned, near fine. Inscribed to fellow author Nicholas Delbanco and his wife Elena by the author on the title page. A novel. Item Price
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Harper Collin. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Novel about a homeless youth living on the edge of society. Flat signed on title page. ; Signed by Author . Item Price
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RULE OF THE BONE: A NOVEL
by Banks, Russell
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- 1995
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Harpercollins. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 0060172754 . A great looking book. Stated first Edition. Complete numberline. No names, no marks, no tears. ; 390 pages . Item Price
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Rule of the Bone
by Russell Banks
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- 1995
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HarperCollins Publishers, 1995. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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Rule of the Bone
by Banks, Russell
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- 1995
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Harper Collins, 1995. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First printing of this novel, fine in a fine jacket, save for small crease to rear panel. NO remainder mark.
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Rule of the Bone
by Banks, Russell
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- 1995
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harpercollins, 1995. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Dust jacket has sunning to spine. Dust jacket protected by removable Brodart cover.. Item Price
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Rule of the Bone
by Russell Banks
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Rule of the Bone
by Banks, Russell; Banks, Russell
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HarperCollins. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included. 0060172754 First edition, First Printing. Signed by the author on the title page. NOT inscribed, NOT REMAINDER marked. NOT ex library. NOT Book Club. Securely wrapped, dust jacket in protective cover and shipped in a box. Full # line starting with a 1. Fine/Fine
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Rule of the Bone (Advance Reading Copy)
by Banks, Russell
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- 1994
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New York: HarperCollins, 1994. First edition. Paperback. Fine. Thick paperbound book. 391 pp. The Advance Readers Copy of this novel by the author of Cloudsplitter and Continental Drift. A gorgeous fine copy in illustrated wrappers which would mimic the final dustwrapper. This ARC predates the publication of the hardbound first printing. Item Price
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Rule Of The Bone
by Russell Banks
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- 1995
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Toronto: HarperCollins Publishers, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Canadian Edition. Top edge of text block foxed. Dust jacket heavily sunned at the spine. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Item Price
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RULE OF THE BONE
by Banks, Russell
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- 1995
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New York: HarperCollins, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Banks' twelfth book is the story of Chappie, a homeless, drugged-out teenager living on the very edge of society, a refugee from an abusive stepfather in an upstate New York trailer park. It is a novel that will stay with you for a long time.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Rule of the Bone: A Novel
by Banks, Russell
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- Hardback
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RULE OF THE BONE.
by Banks, Russell.
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- Used - Fine with no dust jacket
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- First Edition; First Printing
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- 1995
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- Softcover
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- 9780060993221
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HARPER/COLLINS. NY 1995. Fine with no dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 0060993227 . ADVANCE READING COPY. SIGNED by Russell Banks on title page. Special 'Artattoo' peel-off laid-in. Fine in pictorial printed wrappers. . Item Price
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