Something To Be Desired - Hardcover
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In life Lucien Taylor has made several mistakes, but the two most grievous are as follows: leaving his wife and son to take up with his old flame, Emily; and putting up Emily's bail when she is arrested for murder. The upshot is that Lucien is left stranded in Montana, with a malodorous hot spring and a squandered sense of purpose. As told by Thomas McGuane, Lucien's attempt to recoup his losses makes for a funny, rueful, and beautifully rendered portrait of American manhood on the rocks-a book that says volumes about the lives of dogs and falcons, the yearnings of sons for fathers, and the skeptical truce that men and women sometimes reach when they get tired of fighting.
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A physical novel in which Lucien Taylor, a native son of Montana, embarks on a half-witted, half-unwilling journey into self-discovery.
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- PublisherSecker & Warburg
- Publication date1985
- ISBN 10 0436276259
- ISBN 13 9780436276255
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages224
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Book Description Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good ++. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st UK Edition. VG++, Shelfwear, browning/VG, Edgewear, laminate wrinkles, perforation. Psychological drama. Expanded condition report/scan on request. Seller Inventory # 019430
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First UK Edition. Hardcover. First UK printing. Minor creasing to laminate on unclipped jacket. Negligible tanning on page edges. A very good copy indeed. TS. Used. Seller Inventory # 604846
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ISBN 13: 9780436276255
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book size about 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches with some 168 pages. Bound in blue paper over boards with gilt spine lettering. In the original dust wrapper with front flap price of L8.95 net. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE. First English Edition. Wrapper with a clear plastic protector. Book with tiny corner bump else no sign of wear. Publisher had problems with laminating the dust wrapper with clear plastic and there are lamination lines on front and rear covers; light edge wear. FINE/VERY GOOD Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 15109
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