Description: Hi! You're looking at a very good overall condition book which is a classic, Pulitzer Prize-winning comic novel written by author JOHN KENNEDY TOOLE--the book is a RARE and hard to find collectible STATED FIRST EDITION and FIRST PRINTING Grove Press, Inc. / Black Cat Books mass market paperback copy. This book is in very good overall condition and has a slight forward and some light creases on the spine edge, a small price sticker on the lower right corner of the front cover, tiny creases on the upper opening tips, some very light thumb and reading creases on the surfaces, some light scuffs on the back surface, a tiny crease on the upper right tip of the last page, a few very light discolored spots on the first and last pages of the book and front and back surfaces, light dustwear on the upper and opening page edges, light dings on the spine tips and just moderate shelfwear and light browsing wear but no other significant flaws! The book is titled A Confederacy of Dunces and it was written by JOHN KENNEDY TOOLE with a foreword by WALKER PERCY; it was published by Grove Press, Inc. / Black Cat Books in 1981 and is a STATED 1st EDITION and 1st PRINTING copy.After nearly five decades, the peerless wit and indulgent absurdity of A Confederacy of Dunces continues to attract new readers. Though the manuscript was rejected by many publishers during John Kennedy Toole’s lifetime, his mother successfully published the book years after her son’s suicide, and it won the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. This literary underdog and comic masterpiece has sold more than two million copies in over two dozen languages.A Confederacy of Dunces features one of the most memorable protagonists in American literature, Ignatius J. Reilly, whom Walker Percy dubbed “slob extraordinaire, a mad Oliver Hardy, a fat Don Quixote, a perverse Thomas Aquinas rolled into one.” Set in New Orleans with a wild cast of characters including Ignatius and his mother; Miss Trixie, the octogenarian assistant accountant at Levi Pants; inept, wan Patrolman Mancuso; Darlene, the Bourbon Street stripper with a penchant for poultry; and Jones, the jive-cat in space-age dark glasses, the novel serves as an outlandish but believable tribute to a city defined by its parade of eccentric denizens.The genius of A Confederacy of Dunces is reaffirmed as successive generations embrace this extravagant satire. Adulation for Toole’s comic epic remains as intense today as it was at the time of its initial publication. A fantastic find, and a beautiful copy of this book!Thanks for looking, and good luck if you're bidding! Also be sure to check out all of my other great books currently listed on ebay auctions--I can combine shipping for multiple purchases!
Price: 35.99 USD
Location: Williamsport, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2024-09-22T22:41:38.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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Book Title: A Confederacy of Dunces
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Fiction
Original Language: English
Item Length: 5 in
Publisher: Grove Press, Inc. / Black Cat Books
Vintage: Yes
Publication Year: 1981
Type: Novel
Format: Mass Market
Language: English
Item Height: 1 in
Author: John Kennedy Toole
Genre: Fiction
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Humor, Classic Fiction
Item Weight: 8 Oz
Item Width: 7 in
Number of Pages: 415 Pages
