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Synopsis
A photograph of three young men walking along a road in Germany just before World War I imspires one man to attempt to penetrate the photograph's mystery through research and prompts another man to a personal quest
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In the spring of 1914, renowned photographer August Sander took a photograph of three young men on their way to a country dance. this haunting image, capturing the last moments of innocence on the brink of World War I, provides the central focus of Power's brilliant and compelling novel.
About the Author
RICHARD POWERS is the author of ten novels. The Echo Maker won the National Book Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Powers has received a MacArthur Fellowship, a Lannan Literary Award and the James Fenimore Cooper Prize for Historical Fiction. He lives in Illinois.
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- PublisherWilliam Morrow & Co
- Publication date1985
- ISBN 10 0688042015
- ISBN 13 9780688042011
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages352
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Three Farmers On Their Way To A Dance
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Beech Tree Books, New York, 1985
ISBN 10: 0688042015
ISBN 13: 9780688042011
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Seller: Ira Joel Haber - Cinemage Books, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
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Boards & Cloth with Dustjacket. 2nd Printing. Powers well received and somewhat uncommon book in hardcover about three stepbrothers, that was inspried by the beautiful photograph by the great photographer August Sander. The photograph is reproduced on the verso of the half title pg. There is a very faint hardly noticeable stain (if I didn't mention it one would be hard put to see it) on the very bottom of the front edge which has caused some very faint and again hardly noticeable rippling to some of the corners of the last pages, not affecting the text at all. There is also a spot of soiling to the top edge. The dustjacket has a touch of shallow chipping to the top and bottom of the spine panel and some like wear to the edges. This is a vg. copy in a vg. dustjacket with all the defects mentioned, and a very reasonable priced copy of an early printing of the book. Book. Seller Inventory # 010799
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Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance
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Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Small surface dot fore edge, not remainder, fine in near fine dust jacket with shallow closed tears top spine and top edge, in mylar cover. Seller Inventory # 20269
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Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, hardcover, has a skew to the binding, moderate bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, mild sunning to the head, a hint of foxing to the back cover, and faint soiling to the edges of the text block. Overall, this is a solid, tight, Very Good copy in a like, unclipped dust jacket, which has bumps with creasing and small peels to the spine ends and corners, light sunning to the spine and edges, rubbing with small smudges to the covers, and a couple short tears to the edges. The jacket is wrapped in Mylar. Seller Inventory # 208651
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Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance
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Seller: Bruce Davidson Books, Arlington, MA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First printing. SIGNED by the author on an inscribed (For Richard) card laid in. There's a bit of separation between the front hinge and the front endpapers, otherwise very good in a near fine dustjacket. Not priceclipped. There's a notation, apparently by the original owner, on the front free endpaper (Paid Princeton NJ Nov 1985). Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 012627
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Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance
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[0-688-04201-5] 1985, 1st US Edition. (hardcover) Fine in fine dust jacket. 352pp. 8vo. First US edition. A picture is worth a thousand words; this novel begins with August Sanders' 1914 photograph of 'Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance. Three narratives are chronicled and explore, among other things, the impact of tecnological advancements, their corelation to widespread death in World War I and their connection to art in the from of photography. The author's debut novel and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award (1985). Jacket in loose, protective mylar. Fine / fine copy. Seller Inventory # 128980
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Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance
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Seller: Conover Books, Martinsville, VA, U.S.A.
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Gray Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition / First Printing. Minor edge and corner wear to the dj, lightly scuffed and scratched, very light chipping to the base of the dj, corners are gently bumped and rubbed, red remainder mark on the outer page edges, some light outer page edge foxing, gently shelf worn, overall a very crisp and clean first edition (stated)! Quarter burgundy cloth with silver lettering and gray boards. Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! Very very rare and hard-to-find! Author's highly praised first novel! 352 unmarked and uncreased historical pages! Black and white photograph on the front of the dj is on the frontis as well. "On May 1, 1914, the renowned photographer August Sander (one of the first to train his camera on the face of ordinary humanity) took a photograph of three young men on their way toa country dance, opening a portal between that moment and the future. This photograph has provided the impetus for Richard Powers's haunting and accomplished novel and plays central but varying roles in the three interrelated stories of which it is composed. The three farmers, stepbrothers Hubert, Peter, and Adolphe, are captured on film in their ---- and the century's ---- last moments of innocence on the brink of World War I. As the novel chronicles their way through the century's calamities, two contemporary stories unfold." Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 032647
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Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance - a novel
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. ii + 352 pp, 27 titled chapters - a novel. Binding tight and square, pages clean, unmarked, and well-preserved, text block white with tiny spot (1/16") at very bottom foreedge, rust brown cloth backed & pale gray paper covered boards, sliver spine letters, crisp - Near Fine, pale gray DJ unclipped, with some light wear to top/tail spine edges, and fr forecorners. 6.5" x 9.5" quarter-bound cloth & papered boards Size: Large Octavo. Book. Seller Inventory # 007697
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THREE FARMERS ON THEIR WAY TO A DANCE
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Seller: Ed Smith Books, ABAA, Bainbridge Island, WA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. First edition. The author's first novel. "On May 1, 1914, the renowned photographer August Sander (one of the first to train his camera on the face of ordinary humanity) took a photograph of three young men on their way to a country dance, opening a portal between that moment and the future. This photograph has provided the impetus for Richard Powers's haunting and accomplished novel and plays central but varying roles in the three interrelated stories of which it is composed. The three farmers, stepbrothers Hubert, Peter, and Adolphe, are captured on film in their, and the century's, last moments of innocence on the brink of World War I. As the novel chronicles their way through the century's calamities, two contemporary stories unfold" A near fine copy with small traces of foxing to all edges in a near fine dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 14663
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Three Farmers On Their Way To A Dance
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ISBN 13: 9780688042011
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Seller: Tony Power, Books, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Fine in fine dustjacket (mylar-protected). A very fresh and collectible copy of author's first book. Seller Inventory # 007249
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Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance (Signed & Dated + Extra)
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Author's first book. Tight, square & clean with a complete number line including "1". There is slight bumping to the head & tail of the spine. The two inferior corners have the slightest push to them. There is a loosely laid in publishers card commemorating his most recent book at the time of his appearance "Generosity" . The author Signed it, in my presence, and dated it "04/14/10" at an appearance I attended at the University of Minnesota on "04/14/10" He told me he has NEVER & and will NEVER put his signature directly in a book. The mylar protected DJ is price-intact ($17.95) and has slight wrinkling to the head & tail of the spine & one crease to the superior edge of the front panel. There are NO tears. I will include a program form the event for the purchaser of this book. Signed & Dated on Book Plate. Seller Inventory # 002927
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