THE TERRIBLE TWOS [Inscribed by Ismael Reed to Dorothy Gilman]

Reed, Ishmael [Author]

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ISBN 10: 0312791992 ISBN 13: 9780312791995

Published by St Martin's/Marek, New York, 1982

Language: English

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Octavo, 178 pages. In Very Good minus condition, with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Bound in blue paper boards, with gilt lettering to spine. Mild shelfwear, including age-toning along edges of boards and bumping to head, tail, and corners; foxing to text block. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering; red and white lettering to blue spine. Mild wear to covers, including some age-toning and small tears near to corners. INSCRIBED on dedication page from Ismael Reed to fellow author Dorothy Gilman: "For Dorothy, many good wishes, Ismael / Oct. 13, 1982." Shelved in Case 7. 1383415. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

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Title

THE TERRIBLE TWOS [Inscribed by Ismael Reed to Dorothy Gilman]

Publisher

St Martin's/Marek, New York

Publication Date

1982

Language

English

ISBN 10

0312791992

ISBN 13

9780312791995

Binding

Hardcover

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First Edition, First Printing.

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When a "Boss" tries to buy the exclusive rights to Santa Claus--the "Bosses" being already in possession of Government and Religion--St. Nicholas, in league with his medieval partner Black Peter, unleashes a whirlwind of havoc and confusion

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"The Terrible Twos is a funny, sharp-edged fictional assault on all those sulky, spoiled naysayers needing instant gratification - Americans. Ishmael Reed's sixth novel depicts a zany, bizarre, and all-too-believable future where mankind's fate depends upon St. Nicholas and a Risto-rasta dwarf named Black Peter, who together wreak mischievous havoc on Wall Street and in the Oval Office. This offbeat, on-target social critique makes fun of everything that is American, from commercialism to Congress, Santa Claus to religious cults."--BOOK JACKET.

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