- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Crooked House Books & Paper, CBA, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Crooked House Books & Paper, CBA, ABAA
AbeBooks seller since April 13, 2005
Condition: Used - Fine
US$ 25.00
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
Tan cloth spine over grey boards, under Miles Hyman / Cynthia Krupat dust jacket priced $18.95. First edition stated. Minor fading to spine panel of jacket, else a fine copy that appears unread.
Seller Inventory # 202605
- Title
- Absence
- Author
- Peter Handke; Ralph Manheim
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Publication year
- 1990
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Binding
- hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0374100225
- ISBN 13
- 9780374100223
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Item weight
- 16 ounces
- Dimensions
- 5x0x8
- Seller catalogs
- Literature & Fiction
The time is an unspecified modernity, the place possibly Europe. Absence follows four nameless people -- the old man, the woman, the soldier, and the gambler -- as they journey to a desolate wasteland beyond the limits of an unnamed city.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Peter Handke was born in Griffen, Austria, in 1942. He is the author of books, plays and screenplays, including the novel Crossing the Sierra de Gredos (FSG, 2007) and the nonfiction work Don Juan - His Own Version (FSG, 2010).
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Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 5 to 14 business days | 3 to 6 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 5.95 | US$ 22.00 |
Payment methods
- Money Order
- Paypal
Store description
Crooked House Books & Paper is based in Portland, Oregon. We offer beautiful and unusual books & ephemera from our website, catalogs, online venues, book fairs and in our showroom. Our specialties include beautiful bindings, cookery, literature, and books by, for & about women.
Specialty
Illustrated Books, Paper Ephemera, Beautiful Bindings, Pacific Northwest/Oregon Interest, The Odd & Unusual, Children's Books, Modern LibraryAssociation member
Seller's business information
Crooked House Books & Paper, CBA, ABAA
OR, U.S.A.
Terms of sale
Check, Money Order, PayPal, Visa or Mastercard accepted. Please note: if paying with check or money order, books do not ship until payment is received and verified. Most books ship within 24 hours. Returns accepted as long as we are contacted within 7 days of the sale. Buyer pays return shipping unless the item does not match the original description.
Scott Givens
1602 NE 40th Ave
Portland, OR 97232
1+ (503) 249-0344
mail@crookedhousebooks.com
Shipping terms
Apologies to international customers. Abebooks REQUIRES a signature confirmation for claims. So, we cannot mail regular post. Our shipping rates are therefore "outrageous" but you can contact us for a direct order if you are okay with a simple tracking number as proof of delivery.