The Bear Comes Home
by Zabor, Rafi
The Bear Comes Home is a novel written by Rafi Zabor. It won the 1998 PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction. It was selected as an alternate for the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award. The novel tells the story of an alto saxophone-playing bear, his involvement in the jazz subculture, and his pursuit of love, truth and perfection. Musician published the first chapters of The Bear Comes Home, in serialized form, beginning in 1979.
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The Bear Comes Home
by Zabor, Rafi
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The Bear Comes Home
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The Bear Comes Home : A Novel
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Bear Comes Home
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The Bear Comes Home (Includes Signed Uncorrected Proof)
by Zabor, Rafi
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New York: W. W. Norton & Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1997. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0393040372 . Signed by Zabor on the title page. A saxophone-playing bear breaks out of a novelty act and starts a serious jazz career in this debut novel. Winner of the Pen/Faulkner Award. A signed Uncorrected Proof in… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Bear Comes Home
by Rafi Zabor
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U.S.A.: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1997. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. 1ST. A Nice Reading Copy - Book Is In Very Good + Condition. Boards Have A Tiny Bit Of Shelf Wear. Fore Edges Have A Small Amount Of Wear. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Very Good + Condition. Tiny Bit Of… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Bear Comes Home
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The Bear Comes Home : A Novel
by Rafi Zabor
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The Bear Comes Home - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Zabor, Rafi
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New York: W. W. Norton & Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1997. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0393040372 . A Fine first printing of the first edition in a Fine dust-jacket with some light tearing, signed by author Rafi Zabor; The story of Bear, the product of a long line of European circus bear, who becomes… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Bear Comes Home
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W. W. Norton & Company, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 480 pages. The author's first book. Winner of the P.E.N. / Faulkner Award. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a dust jacket with faded spine.
The hero of Rafi Zabor's first novel is an alto saxophone virtuoso trying to evolve a personal style out… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Bear Comes Home
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New York: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1997. First edition [1997] of this author's first novel. Light orange boards with black cloth spine, 480 pages, dustjacket. The book has some minimal edge rubbing, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages with a name on the front free endpaper and a small corner chip to the title page.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Bear Comes Home
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NY: Norton, 1997. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First printing. There's a gift inscription on the flyleaf, else fine in a fine dustjacket. (box 135)
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The Bear Comes Home (Signed 1st Printing)
by Rafi Zabor
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U.S.A.: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1997. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A fine copy in a fine unclipped dustjacket. This copy is signed by Rafi Zabor on the title page--without inscription--signature only. A tight and clean copy in like new mint condition.. The dustjacket is complete, unclipped and also fine. Protected in a new acrylic… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Bear Comes Home : A Novel
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The Bear Comes Home
by ZABOR, Rafi
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New York: Norton, 1997. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in a near fine dustwrapper with a slightly sunned spine. Author's first novel, winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award. Item Price
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