Our Story Begins: New and Selected Stories.
by Wolff, Tobias
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Langley, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York:: Knopf,, 2008.. First printing of the First Edition. A Fine tight copy with a discreet remainder dot in a Fine bright unclipped dust jacket. Wolff brings together 21 favorite stories culled from three previous collections and adds, for this occasion, 10 new stories never before gathered in book form. This retrospective of his three-decades-long career testifies to the short story being his natural agent for personal expression.
Synopsis
Tobias Wolff is the author of seven previous books and the editor of The Vintage Book of American Short Stories. Among his honors are the PEN/Malamud Award and the Rea Award, both for excellence in the short story, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and the PEN/Faulkner Award. He lives in Northern California and teaches at Stanford University.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gregor Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27450
- Title
- Our Story Begins: New and Selected Stories.
- Author
- Wolff, Tobias
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First printing of the First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Knopf,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 2008.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Literature
Terms of Sale
Gregor Rare Books
All items are first US or UK printings unless otherwise noted. Signatures are guaranteed authentic. Items are subject to prior sale and returnable within 7 days of receipt if not as described. We accept all major credit cards and personal checks. Postage is extra. We ship Priority insured mail: $8.00 for the first item and $4.00 for each additional. International shipping will be billed at cost. Washington State residents will be charged 8.4% sales tax.
About the Seller
Gregor Rare Books
Biblio member since 2007
Langley, Washington
About Gregor Rare Books
Gregor Rare Books is an open shop in the beautiful waterfront village of Langley, WA on Whidbey Island. We offer a fine selection of Distinctive Literature in the First Edition. Our shop hours are Wednesday through Sunday 10 am to 5 pm pst.
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