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Martin Dressler : The Tale of an American Dreamer
by Millhauser, Steven
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 051770319X
- ISBN 13
- 9780517703199
- Seller
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Hopkins, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: Crown Publishers, 1996. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Bound in black boards with a black cloth spine lettered in gilt. Winner of the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Remainder mark on the top edge, otherwise fine.
Synopsis
Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer is a 1996 novel by Steven Millhauser. It won the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Millhauser told an interviewer that winning the Pulitzer Prize would not change his life one bit — "I dare it to," he was quoted as saying. The novel follows the exploits of a young, optimistic entrepreneur, the eponymous Martin Dressler, in late nineteenth century New York City. It vividly evokes its time and place through elaborate description.
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- Bookseller
- Walther's Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001960
- Title
- Martin Dressler : The Tale of an American Dreamer
- Author
- Millhauser, Steven
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 051770319X
- ISBN 13
- 9780517703199
- Publisher
- Crown Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1996
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- NEW YORK (N.Y.)_FICTION FICTION_HISTORICAL
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- 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....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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