Boyle, T. Coraghessan

World's End

ISBN: 067081489X
New York, NY, USA: Viking Penguin, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. "World's End is set in New York's Hudson Valley in three time periods: the late seventeenth century, when the Dutch had begun to give way to the English along the great river's banks; the 1940s, when anti-Communist sentiment was sweeping the country; and the late 1960s. With low humor and high seriousness, and in magical, almost hallucinatory prose, it follows the interwoven destinies of three families: a family of Indians, a family of lordly Dutch patroons and their descendants, and a family of yeomen, whose latter-day representative is Walter Van Brunt, a confused and callow twenty-two-year-old with a motorcycle and a 4-F draft deferment." (from front flap) The award-winning, early breakthrough historical novel by T(homas) Coraghessan Boyle (b. 1946), the acclaimed, popular & prolific American writer. An unforgettably haunting & penetrating multi-ethnic & -generational saga that grasps the heart of the American Dream/Nightmare. Hardcover in unclipped first-issue dust jacket (with $19.95 price & "10192087" printed at front flap), first edition, first printing "First published in 1987 by Viking Penguin Inc." as stated on copyright page. from the collection of Barbara (1935-2023) & Irving (1933-2018) Nusbaum, world travellers, connoisseurs, eminent collectors of art & books- the dearly beloved parents of this grieving writer. An essential, indeed foundational Boyle collectible in its rarest contemporary form, with distinguished provenance. Book in very fine condition with only a hint of rubbing, faint scratching to front, back covers & spine (gilt letters & graphics at spine completely bright & intact); a touch of wear, fading & a few tiny bumps, creases at edges & corners of same. Interior very fine, substantially mint. Dust jacket very fine with only very slight rubbing, browning, faint scratching to front, back covers, spine & flaps; a hint of wear & a few tiny bumps, creases at/from edges & corners of same. Very Fine / Very Fine. [Item #6535]

Price: $45.00