The Farewell Symphony
by White, Edmund
Edmund White was born in Cincinnati in 1940. He has taught literature and creative writing at Yale, Johns Hopkins, New York University and Columbia, was a full professor of English at Brown and served as executive director of the New York Institute for the Humanities. In 1983 he received a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Award for Literature from the National Academy of Arts and Letters. In 1993 he was made a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres. For his last book, Genet: A Biography (1993), he was awarded the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Lambda Literary Award. His other books include Forgetting Elena, Nocturnes for the King of Naples, States of Desire: Travels in Gay America, A Boy's Own Story, Caracole and The Beautiful Room Is Empty. He lives in Paris.From the Hardcover edition.
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The Farewell Symphony: A Novel
by White, Edmund
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- 1997
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New York, N.Y.: Alfred a Knopf, 1997. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). American First. First American Edition stated on verso of title page; signed by Edmund White on the half-title page with no inscription; some edge wear to boards; otherwise a solid, clean copy in collectible condition; dust jacket is protected by a Brodart sleeve.. Item Price
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Advance Review Copy with review slip and flyer laid in of the final volume of White's autobiographical trilogy.
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The Farewell Symphony
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. SIGNED. NF/F. Stated First American Edition with no other listed printings. Signed by Edmund White on the title page. The book is tight and square with solid hinges, good corners, and clean unmarred boards. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Mild aging on top fore-edges.… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Alfred Knopf, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Stated first American edition. A 413 pp novel by the author of The Beautiful Room Is Empty. A handsome very good copy in price-intact dustwrapper. Nicely INSCRIBED by White to a fellow writer. Item Price
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London: Chatto & Windus, 1997. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First English edition. Small quarto. 504pp. Margins lightly toned, near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing, and a bit of soiling on the front panel. Signed by White on the title page. Item Price
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The Farewell Symphony
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The Farewell Symphony
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THE FAREWELL SYMPHONY
by White, Edmund
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- 1997
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New York City, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 413 pages. The second novel in the author's Gay Trilogy. One of Edmund White's finest achievements. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Farewell Symphony
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New York: Knopf, 1997 First American edition. 413 pp. One of an unspecified number of copies signed by the author on a tipped-in leaf. Bears the publisher's "Signed by the Author" sticker on dustjacket. The final volume of the author's autobiographical trilogy.. Signed by Author. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
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The Farewell Symphony
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Knopf, 1997-08-25. hardcover. Very Good. 6x1x9. Book has minor wear from reading or handling, mostly around the edges. Small remainder mark.. Unconditional money back guarantee. Item Price
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The Farewell Symphony
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London: Chatto & Windus, 1997. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Leans slightly. Text complete, clean and tight but with a hint of age-toning to the margins. . First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (blue boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 9½” x 6¼” (1.2 kg); 504pp; ISBN:… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Farewell Symphony (Signed First Edition)
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. A well received novel. A close to near fine copy with both bottom corners bumped in a very near fine jacket. Signed by White on a tipped in page done for the publisher. Item Price
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Faint spotting on the top page edge else near fine in a near fine dust jacket with some spotting and edgewear. Signed by the author. Advance Review Copy with publisher's material laid in. Item Price
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The Farewell Symphony.
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NY: Knopf, , 1997.. First edition.. 413 pp. Fine in near fine dust jacket. SIGNED by White. Item Price
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The Farewell Symphony (Signed First Edition)
by White, Edmund
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- 1997
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London: Chatto & Windus, 1997. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Nr Fine/Nr Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by the author on the title page, first edition. Illustrated dust-jacket has a tiny wrinkle at the spine head. Book itself unmarked but the pages are age-toned.
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THE FAREWELL SYMPHONY
by White, Edmund
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- 1997
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Columbus, Ohio, USA
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good. 1997. Hardcover. First American Edition, Signed. 413 pages, red cloth with red paper covered boards, silver printing to the spine. Spine ends and edges are slightly scuffed- otherwise this is a clean, nice copy. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. . Item Price
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The Farewell Symphony
by Edmund White
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- 1997
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. CS3 - A bookseller's preview edition paperback book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, wrinkling and crease, light discoloration and shelf wear. 9"x6", 413 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC). Item Price
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The Farewell Symphony (Advance Reading Copy)
by WHITE, Edmund
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- 1997
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Wadsworth, Illinois, USA
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. First edition. Softcover. Advanced Reading Copy - Booksellers' Preview Edition. A well received novel. A tight very near fine copy in wrappers with some very slight wear at the spine. A seemingly unread copy with publisher sheet laid in. Item Price
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