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Watson, Brad The Heaven of Mercury : A Novel
New York, NY, U.S.A. W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated 2002 0-393-04757-1 / 9780393047578 First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by the Author
As New in an As New dustjacket. 339pps. A flawless copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. Yet to be read. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has the original price of $23.95 on the front flap. SIGNED by the author -- without a dedication or an inscription -- on the title-page. This is the author's first novel, shortlisted for the 2002 National Book Awards.
'...Finus Bates has loved Birdie Wells since the day he saw her do a naked cartwheel in the woods in 1916. Later he won her at poker, lost her, then nearly won her again after the mysterious poisoning of her womanizing husband. Does Vish, the old medicine woman down in the ravine, hold the key to Birdie's elusive character? Or does Parnell, the town undertaker, whose unspeakable desires brings lust for life and death together? Or does some other colorful old-timer in Mercury, Mississippi, not such a small town anymore?
A sublime portrait of the most romantic aspirations and most twisted inclinations of the bleak and lovely human heart...'
Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Money back guarantee. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books.
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49.90 USD
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Watson, Brad The Heaven of Mercury : A Novel
New York, NY, U.S.A. W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated 2002 0-393-04757-1 / 9780393047578 First Edition, First Printing
Fine in a Fine dustjacket. 339pps. Mild rubbing to the board-bottoms, otherwise flawless: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. Yet to be read. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is as new; the original price is intact. This is the author's first novel, shortlisted for the 2002 National Book Awards.
"...Finus Bates has loved Birdie Wells since the day he saw her do a naked cartwheel in the woods in 1916. Later he won her at poker, lost her, then nearly won her again after the mysterious poisoning of her womanizing husband. Does Vish, the old medicine woman down in the ravine, hold the key to Birdie's elusive character? Or does Parnell, the town undertaker, whose unspeakable desires brings lust for life and death together? Or does some other colorful old-timer in Mercury, Mississippi, not such a small town anymore?
A sublime portrait of the most romantic aspirations and most twisted inclinations of the bleak and lovely human heart..."
Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Money back guarantee. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books.
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34.90 USD
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