The Accidental Tourist
by TYLER, Anne
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine /Fine
- Seller
-
Hadley, Massachusetts, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: Knopf. 1985. The uncorrected proof copy. A novel made into an award-winning movie that solidified Tyler's place as one of the foremost writers of her generation. This is the second issue proof, in red wrappers. A little surplus glue on the spine; else fine in a fine dust jacket. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine.
Synopsis
The Accidental Tourist is a 1985 novel by Anne Tyler that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction. The novel was adapted into a 1988 award-winning film starring William Hurt, Kathleen Turner and Geena Davis.
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Details
- Seller
- Ken Lopez Bookseller, ABAA (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 018218
- Title
- The Accidental Tourist
- Author
- TYLER, Anne
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1985
Terms of Sale
Ken Lopez Bookseller, ABAA
All books are First Editions or First American Editions in dust jackets unless otherwise noted and are returnable within 30 days.
About the Seller
Ken Lopez Bookseller, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Hadley, Massachusetts
About Ken Lopez Bookseller, ABAA
We deal in rare books, specializing in modern literary first editions. We regularly issue catalogs of Modern Literature and less regularly issue catalogs of Native American Literature, the Literature of the Vietnam War and the 1960s, and Nature Writing. Ken is a former President of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America. We maintain an office in Hadley, Massachusetts and welcome visitors by appointment. We are always interested in buying rare books, manuscripts, or related material in any of our areas of specialty and are happy to hear from anyone offering such items to us.
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- First Edition
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- Wrappers
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- Jacket
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- Uncorrected Proof
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