A Frolic Of His Own
by Gaddis, William
A Frolic of His Own is a novel by William Gaddis. Published in 1994 by Poseidon Press, A Frolic of His Own was Gaddis's fourth novel. It received the American Book Award and the National Book Award in 1994. The title comes from the decision in Joel v. Morison, concerning vicarious liability.
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A Frolic of His Own [Signed]
by Gaddis, William
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NY: Poseidon Press, 1994. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Signed first printing of Gaddis' fourth novel, winner of the 1994 National Book Award for Fiction. Signed by Gaddis on the title page. First edition. Octavo (9.5 x 6.75 in.); 586pp.; brown boards with blue-quarter cloth spine, in dust jacket. Near fine (light shelfwear, bumping to spine ends… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Frolic of His Own
by Gaddis, William
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- 1994
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London: Viking, 1994. Hardcover. First UK edition, first printing. Page block and page edges are a little tanned; no further notable faults. A very good copy in like jacket. TS. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Used. Item Price
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A FROLIC OF HIS OWN
by GADDIS, William
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New York: Poseidon Press, (1994). First Edition. Hardcover. Remainder stripe on the bottom edge. Near Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. National Book Award winner.
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A Frolic of His Own
by Gaddis, William
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- 1994
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New York: Poseidon Press, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. A fine copy in about fine dustjacket. ; Octavo.
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A FROLIC OF HIS OWN
by William Gaddis
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New York: Poiseidon Press / Simon & Schuster. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0671669842 . Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Scuffing to page edges. Shelf wear to panels. ; 9.20 X 6.60 X 1.70 inches; 586 pages . Item Price
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A FROLIC OF HIS OWN
by Gaddis, William
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New York: Poiseidon Press. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0671669842 . Winner of a National Book Award. Fourth novel by Gaddis. Very Good in a Very Good jacket. ; 1.7 x 9.2 x 6.6 Inches; 586 pages . Item Price
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A FROLIC OF HIS OWN
by GADDIS, WILLIAM
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NEW YORK NY: POSEIDON PRESS. FINE IN FINE D.J.. 1994. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. BOOK HAS A LIGHT REMAINDER MARK ON THE TOP EDGE. AN EXCELLANT COPY. . Keywords: NOVEL, NATIONAL BOOK AWD, INVISIBLE, ABCDEF. Item Price
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A FROLIC OF HIS OWN
by Gaddis, William
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New York: Poseidon Press, 1994. Third printing. Hardcover. Very good +/fine. Quarter dark blue cloth over orange boards, with metallic orange spine titles. 586 pages. Remainder mark on bottom text block. No names or marks to text. In illustrated dust-jacket [with price intact].
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A Frolic of His Own.
by GADDIS, William.
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New York: Poseidon Press, 1994. First edition / First printing. Blue cloth spine, brown paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. Winner of the National Book Award. Selected by the editors of The New York Times Book Review for their 10 Best Books of 1994 List. Item Price
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A Frolic of His Own (signed first edition)
by William Gaddis
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Poseidon Press, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. In fine condition with a fine dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on a bookplate on the second blank front page. 558 pages.
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A Frolic of His Own
by GADDIS, William
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New York: Poseidon, 1994. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in a fine dustwrapper. The author's fourth novel, winner of the National Book Award. Item Price
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A Frolic of His Own
by William Gaddis
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Very slight tilt, else appears unread, unopened, unblemished copy in DJ displaying no significant surface/edge/wear, as shown.
Author's fourth book, Winner of the National Book Award and perhaps his most accessible work. In this novel Oscar Crease, middle-aged college instructor, savant, and playwright, … Read more about this item Item Price
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A Frolic of His Own
by Gaddis, William
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New York: Poseidon Press [1994], 1994. First edition. Hardcover. Very near Fine/very near Fine. Large 8vo. [11], 12-586, [4] pp. Quarter blue cloth over brown paper boards with brown lettering on the spine. Price of $22.00 on front flap of jacket. The author's fourth novel, his second to win the prestigious National Book Award. Item Price
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Frolic of His Own
by William Gaddis
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[ Edition: first ]. Good Condition. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub Date: 1/17/1994 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 592 Item Price
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by William Gaddis
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New York: Poseidon Press, 1994. First Edition . First USA Edition. Fine Book in a Fine Dustjacket, with advance review slip laid in with four blurbs for the book and indicating the publication date as January 17, 1994. Uncommon with the review slip.
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A Frolic of His Own
by William GADDIS
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- 1994
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London: Viking, 1994. First Edition . Soft cover. Fine/Near Fine. Fine in white printed wrappers with proof dust jacket, which has wear along the top oversized edge.
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A Frolic of His Own
by Gaddis, William
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- 1994
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New York: Poseidon Press, 1994. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A novel concerning a college teacher's pursuit of a Hollywood producer for alleged piracy of his own Civil War drama. Winner of the National Book Award for fiction in 1994.
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A Frolic of His Own
by William Gaddis
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- 1994
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U.S.A.: Poiseidon Press / Simon & Schuster, 1994. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. 1ST. A Nice Reading Copy - Book Is In Very Good + Condition. Boards Have A Tiny Bit Of Shelf Wear. Fore Edges Have A Small Amount Of Wear. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Very Good + Condition. Tiny Bit Of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Frolic of His Own
by Gaddis, William
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A Frolic of His Own
by GADDIS, William
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New York: Poseidon Press, 1994. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First edition. A mark on the bottom page edge else near fine in a fine dust jacket. Item Price
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