Hardcover. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Doubleday, USA, 1995. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in very good dust jacket. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Beach Music is about Jack McCall, an American living in Rome with his young daughter, trying to find peace after the recent trauma of his wife's suicide. But his solitude is disturbed by the appearance of his sister-in-law, who begs him to return home, and of two school friends asking for his help in tracking down another classmate who went underground as a Vietnam protester and never resurfaced. These requests launch Jack on a journey that encompasses the past and the present in both Europe and the American South, and that leads him to shocking--and ultimately liberating--truths. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; General; ISBN: 0385413041. ISBN/EAN: 9780385413046. Inventory No: 07010370. This item is heavy and may require additional shipping costs for destinations outside Australia. The photo of this book is of the actual book for sale.
A pristine book. "Astonishing . . . stunning . . . the range of passions and subjects that brings life to every page is almost endless.--The Washington Post Book World. This story is played out against World War II, Auschwitz, the sixties, and, of course, the South in all its triumph and tragedy. Hero Jack McCall, who has fled to Rome after his wife's suicide, is asked to locate a Sixties buddy whose antiwar activity drove him underground.
First Edition, First Printing. Dust jacket and book are in good condition with minor overall wear. Dust jacket price not clipped. Clean, has a good binding. Name is written on the front free endpaper, no other marks or notations.
First Edition, First Printing. Dust jacket and book are in good condition with minor overall wear. Dust jacket price not clipped. Clean, has a good binding. Name is written on the front free endpaper, no other marks or notations.
DJ and boards show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 628 pages; "Beach Music is about Jack McCall, an American living in Rome with his young daughter, trying to find peace after the recent trauma of his wife's suicide. But his solitude is disturbed by the appearance of his sister-in-law, who begs him to return home, and of two school friends asking for his help in tracking down another classmate who went underground as a Vietnam protester and never resurfaced. These requests launch Jack on a journey that encompasses the past and the present in both Europe and the American South, and that leads him to shocking--and ultimately liberating--truths."
Size: 8vo 8"-9" tall; Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Stated First Edition, First Printing, with "1" in "number" line present. 628 pp. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
First edition. Jacket illustrated by Wendell Minor. Cloth slightly faded at bottom and top of spine, front cover with a small spot, just about near fine in a slightly rubbed near fine dust jacket with light edgewear. A novel about a man's search for answers that spans South Carolina and Rome and reaches back to the Holocaust.
Size: 6x1x9; Stated First Edition, first printing with full number line in near fine / very good condition. The pages are clean and crisp, in like new condition, with no bent corners. Boards are solid, and the spine is tight. The dust jacket has a tiny bit of shelf wear with a bit of discoloration on the inside from the blue cloth boards. Otherwise an attractive book with minimal signs of use an unclipped DJ, and no remainder mark. All items guaranteed, and a portion of each sale supports social programs in Los Angeles. Ships from CA.
First Edition, First Printing. Dust jacket and book are in good condition with minor overall wear. Dust jacket price not clipped. Clean, has a good binding. Name is written on the front free endpaper, no other marks or notations.
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