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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
by Eggers, Dave
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0330484540
- ISBN 13
- 9780330484541
- Seller
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Evanston, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: Picador, 2000. First Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. UK First, first printing. Near fine book in a nf, unclipped jacket. book corners slightly bumped, jacket shows a bit of rubbing and minor creasing to top rear. Still a very nice copy.
Synopsis
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is a memoir by Dave Eggers released in 2000. It chronicles his stewardship of younger brother Christopher "Toph" Eggers following the cancer-related deaths of his parents. The book was an enormous commercial and critical success, reaching number one on The New York Times bestseller list and being nominated as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction. Time Magazine and several newspapers dubbed it "The Best Book of the Year.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000755
- Title
- A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
- Author
- Eggers, Dave
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0330484540
- ISBN 13
- 9780330484541
- Publisher
- Picador
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2000
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾"- 9&fr
- Bookseller catalogs
- Humor;
- X weight
- 0 lbs
Terms of Sale
Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books
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About the Seller
Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books
Biblio member since 2019
Evanston, Illinois
About Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books
Sleepyside Books specializes in Modern First Editions, Rare Children's titles and Juvenile Series. It is run by two long-time collectors who place great importance on quality, value and condition. We have much inventory that has not yet been cataloged (especially the juvenile series books) so please call or email if you're looking for something special!
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- Cloth
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- A.N.
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- Rubbing
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