The Twenty-Seventh City
by FRANZEN, JONATHAN
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1988. 1st Edition. Cloth & Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. Quarter copper lettered black cloth over blue paper boards. Wrapped in pictorial price clipped dust jacket. Inscribed and dated on the title page by the author. Ink name on endpaper. An auspicious debut. Nice copy.
Synopsis
The Twenty-Seventh City is a 1988 novel by Jonathan Franzen, his first. The story of the Probst family's unraveling is set among intricate political conspiracy and financial upheaval in 20th century St. Louis, Missouri.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32517
- Title
- The Twenty-Seventh City
- Author
- FRANZEN, JONATHAN
- Format/Binding
- Cloth & Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- Fine
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