The Serial: A Year in the Life of Marin County
Language: English
Published by Knopf, New York, 1977
- First Edition
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Douglas Park Media, Brunswick, ME, U.S.A.Douglas Park Media
AbeBooks seller since July 17, 2019
Condition: Used - Very good
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Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. Softcover (Spiral Bound). Very Good. Dust Tom Cervenak (illustrator). 4th printing, August 1977 stated: A4 (300 x 210mm approx.). Heavy grean glossy cardstock covers, glossy show some rubbing and a little staining at bottom edge of front cover. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting, save an erasure of an apparent pencilled price on half title. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. 111 pp Cyra McFadden, then a Mill Valley resident, wrote The Serial in 52 weekly installments (1975-76) for the Pacific Sun, a Marin County weekly which is reportedly the oldest continually published weekly in US. It is a satire about the trendy lifestyles of the affluent residents of Marin County. Cervenak, an established illustrator and graphic designer working primarily in newspapers was, at the time, an illustrator on staff at the Pacific Sun. In 1977, Alfred A. Knopf published all 52 episodes in this spiral bound 111-page book that sold for $4.95. The book was made into a 1980 movie called Serial starring Tuesday Weld and Martin Mull. McFadden continued writing in including a biweekly column for the San Francisco Examiner for six years, in the 1980s. Her 1986 meoir entitled Rain or Shine: A Family Memoir described her childhood growing up as the daughter of James C. "Cy" Taillon, a well-known rodeo announcer. The book was a finalist for the Pulitzer that year.…
Seller Inventory # 2604-11-JG-253
- Title
- The Serial: A Year in the Life of Marin County
- Author
- Cyra McFadden
- Publisher
- Knopf, New York
- Publication year
- 1977
- Condition
- Very good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0394733614
- ISBN 13
- 9780394733616
- Illustrator
- Tom Cervenak
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 4th Printing
- Item weight
- 362.874 grams
- Seller catalogs
- American Literature, Fiction late 20th Century, Satire
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In addition to a large collections of 19th century children’s books, and adult fiction we have a broad array of art books, reference materials, religion and philosophy. Lately I have been cataloguing 19th century travelogues. Also available is a large collection of 19th century and early 20th century periodicals, some bound, some still in their original condition: The Atlantic Monthly, Harper’s, The Century Illustrated, Lippincott’s, Putnam, The North American Review, Scribner’s, St. Nicholas Magazine. Many are not yet listed so inquiries for specific editions are welcomed. Publication dates tend to run from about 1780 to about 1960.…
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