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Synopsis
First published in 1959, Fade Out is a stunning, surreal criticism of American life in the materialistic, youth-and money-crazed 1950s. Its hero is Dick Twombley, a 74-year old retired bank clerk who struggles to retain what remains of his dignity in a world that regards old age as an embarrassment. When he is mistakenly accused of kidnapping two little girls he has befriended, Dick’s daughter packs him off to a suburban New York City retirement home. He soon makes his escape with the help of a fellow inmate, and together the two “fugitives from injustice” embark on a cross-country odyssey that lands them in the abandoned hotel of an Arizona ghost town.
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About the Author
Woolf was well-respected throughout his career and created some of the most startlingly original works of the twentieth century. At the time of his death in 1992, he had published 10 novels and collections of short stories.
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"A first novel by an excitingly good young writer," said LJ's reviewer of this title, which tells how a retired bank teller and an aged ex-prize fighter escape the protective custody of family and the old people's home. "This is caviar, but it is also a simple, appealing story" (LJ 7/59).
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Fade Out
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Black Sparrow Press, 1996
ISBN 10: 0876859899
ISBN 13: 9780876859896
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Seller: Northmont Books and Stamps, Farmington Hills., MI, U.S.A.
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Half-Leather. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. A very nice bright mint copy. Itis #62 of 100 created in this format. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 003996
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Seller: Visible Voice Books, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Black Sparrow Press March 1996 Binding: Hardcover. Seller Inventory # 103260
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Seller: Visible Voice Books, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Black Sparrow Press March 1996 8vo. 273 pages. limited edtion. copy letter "R". clean, tight copy in protective Brodart. Seller Inventory # 181648
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Fade Out: Douglas Woolf (lettered, handbound)
Seller: Ivy Ridge Books/Scott Cranin, Fayetteville, NY, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. I have two copies of the lettered edition of this novel, E & F of 26 handbound by Earle Gray. Both acetate sleeves are scuffed, all else in fine condition. All orders packed with care, most dust jackets protected by Brodart sleeve, independent bookseller since 2011. Seller Inventory # 07910