Him With His Foot In His Mouth and Other Stories.
by Bellow, Saul
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1984. First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Saul Bellow is the only author to have received three National Book Awards, for The Adventures of Augie March, Herzog, and Mr. Sammlers Planet, in addition to both the Pulitzer and Nobel prizes. The Sunday Times praised these achievements when it revered "Bellows oeuvre [as] both timeless and ruthlessly contemporary.
Synopsis
Him With His Foot In His Mouth and Other Stories by Saul Bellow is a collection of short stories including: What Kind of Day Did You Have?, Him With His Foot in His Mouth, The Silver Dish, Cousins, and Zetland - By a Character Witness.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7344
- Title
- Him With His Foot In His Mouth and Other Stories.
- Author
- Bellow, Saul
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Row Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- Saul Bellow Signed
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About Raptis Rare Books
Founded by Matthew and Adrienne Raptis, Raptis Rare Books is an antiquarian book firm that specializes in literature, children's books, economics, photo books, signed and inscribed books, and landmark books in all fields. Our business model is simple: we strive to handle books that are in exceptional condition and to provide exceptional customer service.
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Inscribed
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- Shelfwear
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- Fine
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- Octavo
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- Jacket
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