GEEK LOVE - UNCORRECTED PROOF, INSCRIBED TO MEL WAGGONER
by Dunn, Katherine
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- Signed
- first
- Condition
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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Synopsis
Geek Love is a novel by Katherine Dunn, published completely by Alfred A. Knopf (a division of Random House) in 1989. Dunn published parts of the novel in Mississippi Mud Book of Days (1983) and Looking Glass Bookstore Review (1988). It was a finalist for the National Book Award. The novel is the story of a traveling carnival run by Aloysius "Al" Binewski and his wife "Crystal" Lil.
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- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6768
- Title
- GEEK LOVE - UNCORRECTED PROOF, INSCRIBED TO MEL WAGGONER
- Author
- Dunn, Katherine
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1989
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