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Lost Man's River
by Matthiessen, Peter (signed)
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
New York; (1997): Random House. First Edition. Octavo. Signed by the author, 539pp., This is the second novel of the author's trilogy. This story confronts the primal relationship between a dangerous father and his desperate sons and the ways in which his death had shaped their lives. His son Lucius Watson is obsessed with learning the truth about his father. Who was his father? Was he a cold-blooded killer? Were his neighbors driven to kill him out of fear? A fine copy bound in 1/4 black cloth over green paper covered boards, spine lettering gilt, in a fine unclipped pictorial dust jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023110
- Title
- Lost Man's River
- Author
- Matthiessen, Peter (signed)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York; (1997)
- Keywords
- Mr. Watson Trilogy Murder
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Alcuin Books located in Old Town Scottsdale is a store with 15,000 serious books for the collector or scholar. We have ample parking in front of the store for those who wish to browse our holdings.
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