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Serpent's Tail. Acceptable. Acceptable. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported

UsedGood. Shows minimal wear such as frayed or folded edges, minor rips and tears, and/or slightly worn binding. May have stickers and/or contain inscription on title page. No observed missing pages.

Serpent's Tail. Used - Acceptable. May have underlining, highlighting, margin notes, remainder marks, inscriptions, book plates, tears, significant wear, and/or a missing dust jacket, box, or discs. Damaged item.

Brand: Serpent's Tail, 1996-04-01. paperback. Used: Good.

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1986. First printing. Hardcover. Good +/good +. No markings or inscriptions. Text clean. Binding square. Light shelf wear to dust jacket.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Break It Down by Lydia Davis. 1986 FSG, first edition, 177 pages. Lydia Davis is one of the most idiosyncratic short-story writers in America today, sometimes containing an entire arc in a single sentence. Break it Down was her first major collection. "In all: strong, seemingly effortless, and haunting work."-Kirkus Reviews
Condition: Near fine
"And yet mothers are always seen, always talked to, even if only on holidays. They have suffered for our sakes, and most often in a place where we could not see them."

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1986. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Cloth backed boards in dust jacket, near fine, just a touch of toning to the jacket.

Farrar Straus & Giroux. hardcover. Like New. 7x5x1.

The author's first collection of "short" stories, about fine in a very nearly fine dw with a light barely visible damp stain to the heel of the dw that does not affect the book spine.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. The author's first substantial collection of short stories. 177 pages. First edition (first printing stated). A near fine to fine copy in a like dust jacket.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/very good. 8vo, 177 pages. Rose colored boards with plum spine and silver accents; foxed edges. Stated first printing. Firm binding; no loose pages. Highlights on copyright and contents pages and some pencil marks throughout the book. Dust jacket with rubbing and small bends; now encased in a clear, protective cover.

New York, NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing, so stated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: The Book shows a tiny dot of soil at the bottom edge of the front panel; a hint of crimp to the heel of the backstrip; a mild nudge to the lower rear corner tip; else flawless; binding remains square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Bright and clean. The DJ shows a tiny coffee-like stain at the bottom edge of the front panel; a tiny dot of stain at the upper front 'hinge'; else flawless; the price is unclipped; mylar-protected. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a… Read More

NY: FARRAR, STRAUS & GIROUX.. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0374116539 . Near fine in fine DJ. (A few tiny spots of chipping at top edge of boards. ) (B) .

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

FARRAR, STRAUS & GIROUX. NY 1986. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 374116539 . First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. Author's FIRST work of fiction published by a major trade publisher. Stories. ; 6" x 8 1/2"; 177 pages .

Serpent's Tail, 1996-04-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1986 First Printing (stated) in original $14.95-priced dust jacket SIGNED by Lydia Davis without inscription direct to title page, no remainder or othjer markings, a pristine signed First Edition of the acclaimed author/translator's first book (dj in mylar protector); 8vo; 177pp. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

Farrar Straus & Giroux. hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!