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The Twenty-Seventh City
by Franzen, Jonathan
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0374279721
- ISBN 13
- 9780374279721
- Seller
-
Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Staus and Giroux, 1988. Stated First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Franzen's first novel, a National Book Award winner, is set in St.Louis in 1980 (at that time St. Louis was the 27th largest city) and tells the story of life at the end of the twentieth century. 517 pp. Spine ends are lightly bumped and spine has vertical crease. Unclipped DJ($19.95) has some small surface scratches. Bookseller's Inventory # 060919.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000919
- Title
- The Twenty-Seventh City
- Author
- Franzen, Jonathan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0374279721
- ISBN 13
- 9780374279721
- Publisher
- Farrar, Staus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Terms of Sale
Lower Beverley Better Books
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
Lower Beverley Better Books
Biblio member since 2014
Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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