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Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
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AbeBooks Seller since July 25, 1997
First edition, hardcover issue. 12mo. 64pp. Touch of offsetting to the edge of the first page, else fine in fine dust jacket. One of 500 hardcover copies. Anecdotes from Paul Auster's life, and those of his friends, that illustrate why he writes. Seller Inventory # 551194
Title: Why Write
Publisher: Burning Deck, Providence
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller: Test Centre Books, Norwich, United Kingdom
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good Plus. 1st Edition. One of 2000 copies (of 2500). 12mo. Wrappers. 64pp. Gathers the following pieces: 'Answer to a Question from "New York" Magazine', 'Why Write?', '"It reminds me of something that once happened to my mother"', 'Twenty-five Sentences Containing the Words "Charles Bernstein"', 'Word Box' (illustrated), 'A Prayer for Salman Rushdie', and 'Appeal to the Governor of Pennsylvania'. Bumped to the upper corner in a minor way, the fore edge of the pages with a slight ridge in production, and lightly handled/shelfworn, but generally crisp. Seller Inventory # 009032
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: MODLITBOOKS, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, the issue in softcover. Includes a 10 page plate section of a piece called "Word Box" a sculpture by Jon Kessler painted by Christopher Wool. The entire publication consisted of 2000 soft cover copies and 500 hardcovers. This is a fine clean tight unmarked copy in softcover. Uncommon. Seller Inventory # 003915
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: The Haunted Bookshop, LLC, Iowa City, IA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Good. Crisp, clean pages; no owners' marks; the soft cover shows a line of scuffing along the left front and several pinpoint surface chips, as well as light shelfwear around edges, but is overall clean and sound. 58pp.; 12mo. Seller Inventory # 80061
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: THE HERMITAGE BOOKSHOP, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Hardcover, in dust jacket. First edition, first printing. Limited to 500 hardcover copies. Fine in fine dust jacket, in mylar cover. Seller Inventory # 220870
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Beasley Books, ABAA, ILAB, MWABA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Fine in fine dust jacket, vignettes from his childhood. Only 500 copies of the hardcover edition were issued. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 58 pp. Seller Inventory # 31999
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Mantooth Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine hardback in as fine jacket. First edition, first printing. Limited to 500 unnumbered hardcover copies. A lovely unread copy in a mylar jacket protector. Burning Deck: Providence, 1996. Seller Inventory # 20
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition, clothbound trade issue. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. Anecdotes from Paul Auster's life, and those of his friends, that illustrate why he writes. Limited to 500 unnumbered hardcover copies (of a total edition of 2550 copies: 2000 in wrappers, 500 clothbound snf unnumbered, and an additional 50 clothbound copies numbered and signed by Auster). Seller Inventory # 527702
Quantity: 1 available