THE LIFE OF JOHN O'HARA
by MacSHANE, Frank
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1980. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. 274 pages. Illustrated dust jacket. Frontis portrait. Illustrated from photographs. Index. Bibliography. Cloth Backed Boards. Octavo. Silver spine lettering. A well-researched biography of O'Hara, the hard-drinking author of Butterfield 8, Appontment In Samara, From The Terrace and Pal Joey. O'Hara was a frequent contributor to The New Yorker. Author MacShane also wrote The Life of Raymond Chandler. A Near Fine copy (minor edgewear) in a Near Fine dustjacket, now in a clear mylar protective sleeve. Always FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes via media mail to any United States address.
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- Bookseller
- Hardy Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 423
- Title
- THE LIFE OF JOHN O'HARA
- Author
- MacSHANE, Frank
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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