The Enormous Radio
by Cheever, John
John Cheever tells the tale of a bored, upper-class housewife named Irene, who uses the radio as an escape from reality. She realizes she can hear the lives of her friends and neighbors, and becomes hooked on snooping.
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The Enormous Radio
by John Cheever
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 1953
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- Hardcover
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Windsor, Ontario, CAN
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€471.25
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A very nice first printing of the first American edition [Funk & Wagnalls NY 1953], signed by author John Cheever directly on the front free endpaper. The book is in near fine condition with some toning to the page edges and wear at the spine ends. The book has no remainder marks, a tight and square binding, with no owner… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Enormous Radio
by Cheever, John
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- 1953
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New Milford, Connecticut, USA
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John Cheever's second collection of fourteen stories, after his youthful The Way Some People Live, which he later came to revile.
Published in the New Yorker magazine, Cheever achieved a kind of surrealistic breakthrough and his first fame with The Enormous Radio, about a device which transmits the thoughts of people living in an apartment building.
Repaired tear to front of jacket.
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The Enormous Radio; And Other Stories
by Cheever, John
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- First edition
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- 1953
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- Hardcover
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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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€130.06
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New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1953. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. 8vo. [11], 4-237, [11] pp. Blue-green cloth with gold lettering on the spine; dark yellow topstain. Price of $3.50 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Ahearn APG 002a. A collection of Cheever's short stories that were published in the New Yorker; his second book… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Enormous Radio; And Other Stories
by Cheever, John
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- Near Fine
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- First edition
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- 1953
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- Hardcover
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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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€311.02
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New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1953. First edition. Hardcover. Very near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. [11], 4-237, [11] pp. Blue-green cloth with gold lettering on the spine; dark yellow topstain. Price of $3.50 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Ahearn APG 002a. A collection of Cheever's short stories that were published in the New Yorker; his… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE ENORMOUS RADIO: And Other Stories
by Cheever, John
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- 1953
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Middletown, Maryland, USA
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New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1953. First edition of his second book. Very minor cover wear and neatly written name on front endpaper; in dust jacket with minor wear on corners and spine ends. Item Price
€141.38
The Enormous Radio (Creative Short Stories)
by Cheever, John
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- Library Binding
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- 1993-08-01
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- 9780871919595
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HOUSTON, Texas, USA
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€14.86
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Brand: Creative Education, 1993-08-01. Library Binding. library. Used: Good. Item Price
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The Enormous Radio.
by Cheever, John.
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- First Edition; First Printing
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- 1983
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- Hardcover
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Santa Monica, California, USA
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€117.81
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CREATIVE EDUCATION, INC. MANKATO 1983. Fine with no dust jacket. 1983. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First separate edition. Fine in pictorial boards, without jacket as issued. A classic story of modern melancholy. Uncommon. ; 6 1/4" x 8 3/4"; 12 pages . Item Price
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THE ENORMOUS RADIO
by Cheever, John
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PASADENA, California, USA
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€18.85
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Book. Fine. Hardcover. FIRST. THE FIRST SEPARATE APPEARANCE. FINE IN PICTORIAL BOARDS. HARDCOVER FIRST EDITION.. Item Price
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THE ENORMOUS RADIO
by John Cheever
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- First Edition; First Printing
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- 1953
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- Hardcover
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Pomona, New York, USA
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€235.58
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New York: Funk & Wagnalls. 1953. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Good in a Good dust jacket. Soiling at bottom of front/rear gutters and spine heel. . Item Price
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THE ENORMOUS RADIO
by Cheever, John
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- First Edition
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- 1953
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Rochester, Michigan, USA
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€100.28
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THE ENORMOUS RADIO, Funk & Wagnalls, 1953, first edition., some light staining to sections of the bottom margins of the covers, else a vg+ copy in a vg dust-wrapper with 2 tiny chips. Item Price
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The Enormous Radio
by Cheever, John
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- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
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- 1953
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- Hardcover
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Temecula, California, USA
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Funk & Wagnalls Co., 1953. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition of Cheever's 2nd book. Near fine in a very good jacket which has a little edgewear, mostly to the spine extremities. Not price-clipped.
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ENORMOUS RADIO
by CHEEVER, JOHN
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Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA
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€70.69
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FE. CHEEVER, John. THE ENORMOUS RADIO. New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1953. First edition. A trace of spotting to extremes of cloth, else a fine copy in a price-clipped dust jacket with a touch of edge wear, a very nice copy in all. Item Price
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ENORMOUS RADIO
by CHEEVER, John
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Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA
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1953. CHEEVER, John. THE ENORMOUS RADIO and Other Stories. New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1953. First edition. 8vo., blue cloth. Fine in a dust jacket. slightly faded with a little wear. Item Price
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The Enormous Radio
by John Cheever
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Flemington, New Jersey, USA
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€117.81
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Funk & Wagnalls, 1953 Book. Very Fine. Hardcover. F. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very fine copy in a near fine jacket 1/2 inch missing at heel chipping at crown.. Item Price
€117.81
The Enormous Radio: and other stories by Cheever, John
by Cheever, John
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Binghamton, New York, USA
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€80.11
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Funk & Wagnalls Company; New York; 1953. Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Very good in torn chipped dust jacket. First edition * Item Price
€80.11
The Enormous Radio
by Cheever, John
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- Used - Good
- ISBN
- 9780871919595
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Mishawaka, Indiana, USA
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Creative Company, The. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Item Price
€11.85