Distortions
by Beattie, Ann
Born in 1947, Ann Beattie grew up in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., attended college at American University, and went on to do graduate work in English literature at the University of Connecticut. She began writing stories out of frustration with her doctoral work. After rejecting twenty-two submissions, The New Yorker published Beattie's "A Platonic Relationship" in 1974, and Beattie became a regular contributor to the magazine. Her first collection of stories, Distortions, and her first novel, Chilly Scenes of Winter, appeared simultaneously in 1976 and initiated a long-standing critical debate as to whether Beattie's greater strength is in the story or the novel. All critics agree, however, on the uniqueness of her style and her uncanny ability to expose certain truths about contemporary life, particularly as it lived by those of her own generation and social class. She lives in Maine and Key West with her husband, the painter Lincoln Perry.
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DISTORTIONS
by Beattie, Ann
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1976
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- Hardcover
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- 9780385116596
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NY: Doubleday, 1976. First edition, first prnt. Signed by Beattie on the title page. "Please return this book to the Mercury- News lending library" stamped on free endpaper with an ink number. (No other library markings.) VeryGood condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. Beattie's first book published simultaneously with Chilly Scenes in Winter.. Signed by Author.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Distortions
by BEATTIE, Ann
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- Fine
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- 1976
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Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1976. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Author's first collection of short stories. Item Price
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DISTORTIONS
by Beattie, Ann
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- Stated First edition
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- 1976
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Lawrence, Kansas, USA
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Garden City: Doubleday, 1976. Stated First edition. Hardcover. Very good +/fine. 8vo. Quarter brown cloth and tan boards, with black spine lettering. 283 pages. No names, remainder marks, or marks. In dust-jacket (with price intact).
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DISTORTIONS
by Beattie, Ann
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- 1976.
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Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1976.. 1976.. Very good. - Octavo, cloth-backed boards in a dust wrapper. The rear panel of the dust jacket is darkened around the edges with a small area of staining. The head of the jacket spine & the rear fold are chipped and the rear flap is darkened around the edges & lightly… Read more about this item Item Price
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by Beattie, Ann
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- 1976
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Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1976. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. John Cheever's copy--no ownership marks but with a folded sheet of Cheever's Boston letterhead loosely inserted. . First edition, 1976. Cloth-backed boards in dust jacket, 283 pp., clean unmarked text, Very Good copy in Very Good dust jacket, some straining to the front inner hinge, age-toning… Read more about this item Item Price
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Distortions
by BEATTIE, Ann
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- Fine
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- 1976
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- Hardcover
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Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1976. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Tiny crease at corner of the dedication page else fine in fine dustwrapper. Author's first collection of short stories. Item Price
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Distortions
by Beattie, Ann
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- Used - Very Good
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- Good
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- Later Printing
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- 1976
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- Hardcover
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dallas, Texas, USA
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New York: Doubleday, 1976. Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. No statement of printing. Makes a good reading copy. Jacket has a couple of one inch tears.
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Distortions
by Beattie, Ann
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
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- 1976
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- Hard Cover
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Webster, New York, USA
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Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1976. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x5x1. Signed by author. First edition. Signed by author without inscription. Pages toned. Jacket toned. 1976 Hard Cover. 283 pp. "AÂ collection of 19 short stories, many of which previously appeared in print, mostly in The New Yorker. The author's list of characters… Read more about this item Item Price
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Distortions
by Beattie, Ann
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1976
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- Hardcover
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- 9780385116596
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Doubleday, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Nice tight copy in jacket (jacket has mior fading and wear). First edition (stated), jacket complete with $7.95 price. Item Price
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DISTORTIONS
by Beattie, Ann
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- 1976
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Middletown, Maryland, USA
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€60.61
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Garden City: Doubleday & Co., 1976. First edition. SIGNED on front end paper. AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK of short stories, published simultaneously with CHILLY SCENES OF WINTER, her first novel. Fine in dust jacket with one small tape repair at back of top of front panel and touch of lightly rubbed creasing at spine ends. Item Price
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Distortions
by Beattie, Ann
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1976
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- Hardcover
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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. [12], 14-283, [5] pp. Quarter brown cloth over light brown paper boards with black lettering on the spine. Price of $7.95 on front flap of jacket. Ahearn APG 002b. Beattie's second book, a collection of short stories. Very Good book with a tiny… Read more about this item Item Price
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DISTORTIONS
by Beattie, Ann
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- Published
- 1976
- Binding
- Hard Cover in Slipcase
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- 9780385116596
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Canandaigua, New York, USA
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€83.92
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New York: Doubleday & Co., 1976. First Edition, First Printing. . Hard Cover in Slipcase. Fine/Very Good. The award-winning Beattie's first collection of short stories, published simultaneously in 1976 with her first novel, "Chilly Scenes of Winter," resulted in her recognition as a leading voice for the troubled generation of the 1960s and '70s in America. Signed by… Read more about this item Item Price
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Distortions
by BEATTIE, Ann
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1976
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780385116596
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1976. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Slightly cocked and bowed with toning else very good in a very good dustwrapper with edgewear, toning, and rubbing. Signed by the author. Author's first collection of short stories. Item Price
€69.93
Distortions (Signed 1st Printing)
by Beattie, Ann
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
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- 1st Edition 1st Printing
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- 1976
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780385116596
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LA QUINTA, California, USA
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€79.25
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USA: Doubleday, 1976. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A fine copy in a near fine unclipped dustjacket. Signed boldly by Beattie on the half title page. Tight and clean--dustjacket has just a bit of rubbing--really not much or would also be fine. A great copy of the author's first book.
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Distortions
by Beattie, Ann
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- Used - Very Good
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- 9780385116596
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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€24.24
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Doubleday. Used - Very Good. 1976. Cloth, dj. 8vo. 283 pp. Some shelf wear and noticeable chipping to dust jacket. Altogether a copy in Very Good condition. (Subject: Fiction.) Item Price
€24.24
Distortions
by BEATTIE, Ann
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Published
- 1979
- Binding
- Softcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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€18.65
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New York: Fawcett, 1979. Softcover. Fine. First paperback edition. Fine in wrappers. Beattie's first book of stories, published simultaneously with her first novel. Signed by the author. Item Price
€18.65
Distortions
by Beattie, Ann
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 2nd
- Published
- 1976
- Binding
- Hardcover
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- 9780385116596
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Middlebury, Vermont, USA
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US: Doubleday, 1976. 2nd … Read more about this item Item Price
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Distortions
by BEATTIE, Ann
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1976
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780385116596
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- 1
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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€69.93
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New York: Doubleday & Company, 1976. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Near fine in very good dustwrapper with small tears on spine ends, wear. Item Price
€69.93
Distortions
by BEATTIE, Ann
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Published
- 1976
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780385116596
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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€130.54
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Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1976. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Although not marked in any way, this copy is from the distinguished modern first edition collection of Bruce Kahn. Item Price
€130.54
Distortions
by BEATTIE, Ann
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1976
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780385116596
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- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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€51.28
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 1976. A bit of (typical) scuffing to the extremes edges of the dust jacket. A tight, clean copy of this, the author's first novel. A bit difficult to locate in this protected condition due to the spartan materials the publisher used back in the seventies. 283 pp. … Read more about this item Item Price
€51.28