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The Nuclear Age
by O'Brien, Tim
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- VG+/VG+
- ISBN 10
- 039454286X
- ISBN 13
- 9780394542867
- Seller
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Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
Item Price
SGD 68.94SGD 55.15
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. Book. VG+. Quarter Cloth and Hard Cover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition, so stated. 312 pp. SIGNED and INSCRIBED, "Peace, Tim O'Brien" on the title page. Quarter green cloth with yellow/gold hard cover and gilt tiles to the spine. This copy is VG+ in a VG+, unclipped ($ 16.95), Brodart protected DJ designed by Renee Klein and dated "10/85" on the lower back flap.Exterior is rich and clean. Gilt is bright. No signs of wear . One bumped corner. Inside is unmarked, clear, crisp, and tightly bound. Looks and feels unread. DJ has a lightly faded spine and one small ding on the spine, but no other signs of wear. Very nice..
Synopsis
The Nuclear Age is about one man's slightly insane attempt to come to terms with a dilemma that confronts us all—a little thing called The Bomb. The year is 1995, and William Cowling has finally found the courage to meet his fears head-on. Cowling's courage takes the form of a hole that he begins digging in his backyard in an effort to "bury" all thoughts of the apocalypse. Cowling's wife, however, is ready to leave him; his daughter has taken to calling him "nutto"; and Cowling's own checkered past seems to be rising out of the crater taking shape on his lawn, besieging him with flashbacks and memories of a life that's had more than its share of turmoil. Brilliantly interweaving his masterful storytelling powers with dark, surreal humor and empathy for characters caught in circumstances beyond their control, Tim O'Brien brings us his most entertaining novel to date. At once wildly comic and sneakily profound, The Nuclear Age is also utterly unforgettable.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001617
- Title
- The Nuclear Age
- Author
- O'Brien, Tim
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- VG+
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 039454286X
- ISBN 13
- 9780394542867
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1985
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bailey Bonzo Books
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Shelbyville, Indiana
About Bailey Bonzo Books
Bailey Bonzo Books....Specializing in collectble First Editions, SIGNED copies, Science Fiction/Fantasy, and RARE copies of all kinds.
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