The Floating Opera

Barth John

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ISBN 10: 0436033720 ISBN 13: 9780436033728

Published by Appleton-Century Crofts, New York, 1956

Language: English

Condition: Used - Very good Hardcover

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Discoloraton to jacket, browning and light wear. Gift inscription dated 1959 from Charlie Leach. Glenway Wescott's copy with his Exlibris laid in. Small hole about the size of a punch through the middle of the title page. Still, an attractive copy of Barth's fine first novel and a nice association. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; ISBN: 0436033720. ISBN/EAN: 9780436033728. Inventory No: 048379.

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Title

The Floating Opera

Publisher

Appleton-Century Crofts, New York

Publication Date

1956

Language

English

ISBN 10

0436033720

ISBN 13

9780436033728

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Very Good Condition

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

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The first published work by American writer John Barth, first published in 1956 and significantly revised in 1967. The existentialist and nihilistic story is a first-person account of a day that protagonist Todd Andrews contemplated suicide.

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