New York: Harcourt Brace & World, 1970. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Later printing.. New York: Harcourt Brace & World, 1970. Later Printing. Fine/Near Fine. Clean yellow cloth boards with brown lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean. Clean brown endpapers. No names, writing or marks. 284 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Fiction..

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Starusch, a 40-year-old teacher of German and history, undergoes protracted dental treatment in an office where TV is used to distract the patients. Under local anesthesia, the patient projects onto the screen his past and present with the fluidity and visual quality of the movies. A satirical portrait of social confusions. Translated by Ralph Manheim. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

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Bookseller: Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 012014
Title: Local Anaesthetic
Author: Grass, Gunter
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: Later printing.
ISBN 10: 0151529574
ISBN 13: 9780151529575
Publisher: Harcourt Brace & World
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1970
Keywords: CONTINENTAL EUROPEAN FICTION NOVEL GUNTER GRASS

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Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...