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FALCONER
by Cheever, John
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0394483472
- ISBN 13
- 9780394483474
- Seller
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Knopf, 1977. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Cheever's late career novel has, since its publication, received both high praise and heavy criticism. The story of Farragut, a professor who is a heroin addict and murderer of his brother, and is now imprisoned at Falconer, has been seen as a stand-in for its author's life story of a man addicted to alcohol and tobacco, with a complex sexuality, sentenced by his solitary profession to long periods of lonliness. There are also parallels between the novel and time Cheever spent as a teacher at NY's Sing Sing prison. First Printing, First Edition (as stated). About 6 x 8 1/2 inches, 211 pages in black cloth-covered boards with title stamped in black and grey running vertically along fore edge of cover, and silver lettering on spine. Front panel of dustjacket shows title in silver, author's name in white on blue field, and full panel photo of Cheever on back. A trace of soiling on top edge of text, o/w text and boards are clean, complete and unmarked; binding is tight and square. Not remaindered. Dustjacket shows only a touch of surface and edge wear and a bit of age-toning at top of both flaps. No creasing or tearing. Not price-clipped. A collectable copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005543
- Title
- FALCONER
- Author
- Cheever, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0394483472
- ISBN 13
- 9780394483474
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- MODERN NOVEL, FIRST EDITION, PRISON, MURDER, ADDICTION, FRATRICIDE,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature/criticism; Crime; Fine Literature;
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
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About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- O/W
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Flap(s)
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- Fore Edge
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