Isbn: 9780394539430 - Subtraction (20 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. With dust jacket. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Hardback. Condition: Fair. Robison raises sitcom wit to the level of real emotional situations, real comedy and real art. --The Chicago Tribune Subraction stands out as a high-wire act of the novel form--taut in expression yet rich with humanity, expertly crafted and unfairly neglected. --The Millions Paige Deveaux, poet and Harvard professor, is tracking her husband Raf, who has vanished once again. Paige trails him to Houston, where he is holed up in a seedy bar, drunk and cheerfully ashamed of himself. He's very glad to see her: she's the only girl for him (and he should know--he's tried most of the others). Finding Raf is one thing, but holding on to him is another. To sober him up, to keep him sober, to keep him, Paige enlists Raf's old friend Raymond (himself an ex-alcoholic) and Raf's new friend Pru, a holistically inclined contortionist-stripper. For a while life, and Raf, seem to settle down. But this foursome is nothing but trouble for one another. Pru is a hit-and-run artist, a sexual desperado who has already broken Raymond's heart, and now Raymond is growing sweet on Paige. As Raf says, Assorted wretchednesses ensue.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Condition Notes: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.

Condition: good. A former library book with all the expected stamps, stickers and markings. Excellent condition for a former library book. Some shelf, storage or usage wear present. The binding is tight and all pages are present. Includes dustjacket. The pages appear unmarked. Pictures available upon request. Individually inspected by Shadow. Thanks for supporting an independent bookseller.…

Condition: Good. 1st. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Condition Notes: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Edge and tip wear, light soiling to d/j. Light soiling to top and bottom edges of text block, moisture staining to top edge. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. ; 6 X 1 X 8.75 inches; 215 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with red top stain. Dust jacket is very good with light shelf/edgewear.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 215 p. ; 22 cm.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. First Edition. Dust jacket unclipped. Some soiled spots (which might be on jacket cover), else near Fine/Fine. A searing, witty novel that follows a young woman whose life seems to be coming undone by degrees. She struggles to subtract the things that hurt—a failed marriage, an uncertain future—only to find that what remains is a profound, often funny, and totally unexpected new sum.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Fine in fine dust jacket. Author's second novel.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. First edition. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light toning. Advance Review Copy with publisher's material laid in. Author's second novel, of a marriage in trouble, with Harvard professor Paige Devereaux tracking her alcoholic husband to the seedy side of Houston.…

1/4 Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. First edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with address label to front free end paper in Fine dust-jacket; In subtraction, Mary Robison helps readers to understand the operations of addition and subtraction by demonstrating how they work together. She provides clear, thoughtful explanations and includes helpful examples that make the concepts easy to understand.; 8vo; FSA.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First edition. Topedge with a small scuff, crown with a faint stain, still near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a strip of uneven sunning on the rear panel near spine. Author's second novel, of a marriage in trouble, with Harvard professor Paige Devereaux tracking her alcoholic husband to the seedy side of Houston.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. New York: Knopf (1991). First edition. First printing. Hardcover. Very Fine/very Fine. A pristine tight unread copy. Comes with mylar dust jacket cover. Shipped in well-padded box. Smoke-free shop. Defect-free. Purchased new and never even opened.…

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