E-124: Bantam. Very Good. 1984. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Bantam Books, New York. 1984. 342 pgs. Signed and inscribed by Tom Robbins on the title page. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean. Stain present to the fore-edge of the text block at the top right corner. Binding tight and solid. Jitterbug Perfume is an epic. Which is to say, it begins in the forests of ancient Bohemia and doesn’t conclude until nine o’clock tonight (Paris time). It is a saga, as well. A saga must have a hero, and the hero of this one is a janitor with a missing bottle. The bottle is blue, very, very old, and embossed with the image of a goat-horned god. If the liquid in the bottle actually is the secret essence of the universe, as some folks seem to think, it had better be discovered soon because it is leaking and there is only a drop or two left. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 352 pages; Signed by Author .

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Jitterbug Perfume is Tom Robbins' fourth novel, published in 1984. The major themes of the book include the striving for immortality, the meaning behind the sense of smell, individual expression, self-reliance, sex, love, and religion. Beets and the god Pan figure prominently. The novel is a self-described epic, with four distinct storylines, one set in 8th century Bohemia and three others in modern day New Orleans, Seattle, and Paris.

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Bookseller: Last Exit Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 64483
Title: Jitterbug Perfume
Author: Robbins, Tom
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Publisher: Bantam
Place of Publication: E-124
Date Published: 1984

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