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Walker Percy Book Collection including Signed "The Moviegoer"
Item Details
| Title and Author/Editor | The Moviegoer (1980), The Second Coming (1980), Lost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-help Book (1983), Love in the Ruins: The Adventures of a Bad Catholic at a Time Near the End of the World (1971), Lancelot (Walker Percy, 1977) |
| Genre | Literary and Classic, Drama and Tragedy, Science Fiction, Mystery, Crime and Detective |
| Binding | Cloth on board, One quarter cloth with paper boards |
| Dust Jacket | Yes |
| Publisher or Printer | Alfred A. Knopf, Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Period | Late 20th Century |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Edition Statement | Later Printing, First Printing |
| Signed | Yes |
| Signed by | The Moviegoer is signed and inscribed by Walker Percy to the title page. |
| Number of Books | 5 |
| Additional Information | The first book written by Walker Percy was The Moviegoer which won the National Book Award beating out such favorites as Franny & Zoey, Catch-22 and Revolutionary Road. |
Condition
- wear to the covers with bumped corners, rubbed edges, fraying and soiling; chipping to the dust jackets; fading to the endpapers; tanning to text and edges; one dust jacket protected by a transparent cover.
Dimensions
1.5" W x 8.75" H x 6.0" D
- measures Love in the Ruins.
Item #
ITMG521025
