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Less Than Zero
by Ellis, Bret Easton
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0671543296
- ISBN 13
- 9780671543297
- Seller
-
La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1985. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Author's first book, which "marks the stunning debut of the first voice of a new generation," "this decade's Catcher in the Rye." Written when he was a 20-year-old college student at Bennington, he would become a key member of the "brat pack" of young writers that included Jay McInerney. Basis for the 1987 movie starring some of the decade's "Brat Pack" of actors. 208 pages. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1985, this hardcover 8vo has black paper over boards, backed by black cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Condition is Near Fine: completely clean & bright & tight, marred only by light but significant foxing to top outside page edges. Bookstore sticker inside back cover from tony La Jolla, CA, right down the coast from where the action in the book takes place. The unclipped DJ is also Near Fine: bright & colorful with just the slightest wear & slight chipping to both ends of spine; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.
Synopsis
Less Than Zero is a novel by Bret Easton Ellis, published in 1985. It was his first published effort, released while he was 21 and still in college.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023304
- Title
- Less Than Zero
- Author
- Ellis, Bret Easton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0671543296
- ISBN 13
- 9780671543297
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1985
- Pages
- 208
- Keywords
- generation X gen youth young college students partying drugs Los Angeles rich upper class kids brat pack
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction-General; Film/Television;
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
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- Chipping
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
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- Fine
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