Ford, Richard

Independence Day

ISBN: 0679492658
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. "A visionary account of American life...Independence Day reveals a man and our country with unflinching comedy and the specter of hope and even permanence, all of which Richard Ford evokes with keen intelligence, perfect emotional pitch and a voice invested with absolute authority." (from front flap) The acclaimed novel by Richard Ford, the first to win both the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Pulitzer Prize. A sequel to The Sportswriter (1986) with the same protagonist, Frank Bascombe, who has become a real estate salesman. The term "Great American Novel" is an over-used cliché, but many respected critics have considered this popular novel to have earned that title. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket, first edition as stated on copyright page, first printing-state as indicated by the omission of the word "with" in the twenty-first line of page 289. A contemporary American classic; & the keystone collectible in the Ford canon. Book in very fine condition with only a bit of rubbing to edges & corners of front, back covers & spine; a few small spots, scratches at lower edge of text block; small amount of excess, untrimmed paste-down paper protruding around upper edge of same at spine/ spine-edge of back cover. Interior very fine with only paste-down protrusion noted above (a slight production flaw); otherwise substantially mint with side edges of page leaves uncut as issued. Dust jacket very fine with only a few tiny bumps, faint creases at thin edges & corners of front, back covers, spine & flaps. Very Fine / Very Fine. [Item #3989]

Price: $90.00