BUTTERFLY STORIES.
by Vollmann, William T
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Fine in stiff illustrated wrappers with self- flaps. (as new.)
- ISBN 10
- 0233988084
- ISBN 13
- 9780233988085
- Seller
-
Ione, California, United States
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About This Item
London:: Andre Deutsch,, 1993.. First edition -. Fine in stiff illustrated wrappers with self- flaps. (as new.). First printing. The true first edition, preceding the US edition, and only issued as a trade paperback in the UK. Typically indescribable novel by Vollmann - 'Butterfly Boy' is searching for love, in the company of a hedonistic photographer, in Cambodia and Thailand where 'Bendadryl and prostitutes with AIDS are his ever-present companions.' Illustrated with drawings by the author. While Vollmann, one of the most fascinating and interesting of modern writers, had long been a cult favorite, in 2005 he received the prestigious National Book Award for fiction.
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- Bookseller
- Bookfever.com, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31453
- Title
- BUTTERFLY STORIES.
- Author
- Vollmann, William T
- Format/Binding
- First edition -
- Book Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0233988084
- ISBN 13
- 9780233988085
- Publisher
- Andre Deutsch,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1993.
- Keywords
- vietnam, short stories,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern first editions;
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