Author: BRAUTIGAN, RICHARD
Title: Willard and His Bowling Trophies
Description: New York: Simon & Schuster, 1975. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0671220659. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some extremely light bumping to the spine end of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright. There is some very beginning rubbing to the top end of the front flap. "In San Francisco, Brautigan sought to establish himself as a writer. He was known for handing out his poetry on the streets and performing at poetry clubs. In early 1956, Brautigan typed a three-page manuscript and sent it to The Macmillan Company for publication. The manuscript consisted of two pages with 14 poems and a page with the dedication "for Linda". Of the poems, only "stars" and "hey" were titled. In a letter dated May 10, 1956, Macmillan rejected the manuscript, stating, "... There is no place where it will fit in". In 2005, the X-Ray Book Company published the manuscript as a chapbook titled Desire in a Bowl of Potatoes. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .
Keywords: 0671220659 Modern Fiction First Edition Richard Brautigan Counterculture San Francisco, CA Fantasies Mystery
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Title: Willard and His Bowling Trophies
Description: New York: Simon & Schuster, 1975. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0671220659. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some extremely light bumping to the spine end of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright. There is some very beginning rubbing to the top end of the front flap. "In San Francisco, Brautigan sought to establish himself as a writer. He was known for handing out his poetry on the streets and performing at poetry clubs. In early 1956, Brautigan typed a three-page manuscript and sent it to The Macmillan Company for publication. The manuscript consisted of two pages with 14 poems and a page with the dedication "for Linda". Of the poems, only "stars" and "hey" were titled. In a letter dated May 10, 1956, Macmillan rejected the manuscript, stating, "... There is no place where it will fit in". In 2005, the X-Ray Book Company published the manuscript as a chapbook titled Desire in a Bowl of Potatoes. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .
Keywords: 0671220659 Modern Fiction First Edition Richard Brautigan Counterculture San Francisco, CA Fantasies Mystery
Price: US$ 45.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 42618
- Book number: 42618
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