A brilliant father, a complicated legacy, and a son's hard-won journey of self-discovery. William Matthews was a much-admired, award-winning poet and teacher who lived hard and died in 1997 at the age of 55. This clear-eyed, often wryly funny memoir pays homage to a charismatic father as the son struggles to step out from his considerable shadow.
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A brilliant father, a complicated legacy, and a son's hard-won journey of self-discovery. William Matthews was a much-admired, award-winning poet and teacher who lived hard and died in 1997 at the age of 55. This clear-eyed, often wryly funny memoir pays homage to a charismatic father as the son struggles to step out from his considerable shadow.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Very Good+ in Near Fine jacket. 278 pp. Price intact on front flap of dust jacket. 1st printing/1st edition with full number-line on the copyright page. Includes a newsletter from the publisher detailing Sebastian Matthews' life and the details of the release of the book. A Very Good+ book with a slight lean and a few faint spots of discoloration on the fore-edge in a Near Fine dust jacket with very mild edge wear. DJ protected in Mylar wraps. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition. Fine in near fine dustwrapper. Affectionately Inscribed to fellow author Nicholas Delbanco from the author. Also, Signed by the author on the title page. W.W. Norton's editor Carol Houck Smith's business card is paperclipped to the dustwrapper front flap with an Inscription from the editor addressed to "Nick."`.