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The Condor Passes
by Grau, Shirley Ann
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394472497
- ISBN 13
- 9780394472492
- Seller
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Webster, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1971. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8x6x1. First edition. Faint crease to jacket front and front jacket flap. Ink name on front endpaper. 1971 Hard Cover. 421 pp. "The ruthless accumulation, the spending, and the ultimate disposition of a great New Orleans fortune furnish the motive force in Shirley Ann Grau's brilliant novel of three American generations whose lives are caught up in and shaped by the currents of southern power. As his family hovers around him, heirs apparent, the ninety-five-year-old multimillionaire, Thomas Henry Oliver holds court. While leashing his torrential energies, it has suffocated his daughter Anna, who has retreated into religious fanaticism, and turned his younger daughter Margaret into a shrewd businesswoman. Robert, the poverty-stricken Cajun boy whom Oliver raised to be the son he never had, is possessed by the money. Of everyone exposed to Oliver and his gold, only the secretive black chauffeur, Stanley - the legendary condor of the title - appears to have held himself intact.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Yesterday's Muse Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2266781
- Title
- The Condor Passes
- Author
- Grau, Shirley Ann
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394472497
- ISBN 13
- 9780394472492
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1971
- Size
- 8x6x1
- Keywords
- FICTION
- X weight
- 25 oz
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About the Seller
Yesterday's Muse Books
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Webster, New York
About Yesterday's Muse Books
Yesterday's Muse Inc. is an independent used & rare bookseller that has been in operation for over 15 years. We opened our first 'brick and mortar' storefront in December of 2008 in our hometown of Webster, NY.Owner Jonathan Smalter is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), former vice president of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), both of which are trade organizations created to promote ethical online selling practices, and to encourage continuing education among fellow booksellers. He is also a 2011 graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (CABS). He has nearly 20 years of experience in the book trade, during which time he has become adept at evaluating used and collectible books.
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