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The King - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Barthelme, Donald
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0060161957
- ISBN 13
- 9780060161958
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0060161957 . A handsome first edition/first printing with one page wrinkled at bottom during binding process, otherwise Fine in alike dust-jacket; is a man who, despite his outwardly chaotic lifestyle, is in fact a very successful king. He has a beautiful wife, a loyal court, and a large and prosperous kingdom. But, one day, a messenger arrives from the neighboring kingdom with news that their king has died, and the kingdom is now ripe for the taking.Donald is faced with a choice: stay safe and maintain his kingdom, or risk everything and try to take the kingdom from its current, weak ruler. He decides to take the risk, and soon finds himself in a fierce battle for control of the kingdom. As he conquers new territory and builds up his forces, he begins to question everything he's ever known about himself and his place in the world. The King is a brilliantly written, suspenseful exploration of the power and danger of ambition.; 8vo; FSA .
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- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16164
- Title
- The King - 1st Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- Barthelme, Donald
- Illustrator
- Illustrated by Barry Moser
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0060161957
- ISBN 13
- 9780060161958
- Publisher
- Harper & Row, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, Cons Strang
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