"From a bar hosting its nightly Sad Hour to the moonlit sandbox of a retired army general, Jim Heynen's new collection of micro fiction presents character sketches of strange yet fascinating men and women. Modeled after Theophrastus' Characters - brief, verbal snapshots of people created by the Greek philosopher - Heynen captures not just the quirks and eccentricities of his characters, but also their humanity. Guilty of only ordinary and forgivable sins, these sketches reveal universal human idiosyncrasies as much as they ...
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"From a bar hosting its nightly Sad Hour to the moonlit sandbox of a retired army general, Jim Heynen's new collection of micro fiction presents character sketches of strange yet fascinating men and women. Modeled after Theophrastus' Characters - brief, verbal snapshots of people created by the Greek philosopher - Heynen captures not just the quirks and eccentricities of his characters, but also their humanity. Guilty of only ordinary and forgivable sins, these sketches reveal universal human idiosyncrasies as much as they do the individual characters. Paired with the wonderfully evocative illustrations of renowned illustrator Tom Pohrt, Ordinary Sins will appeal to story lovers and collectors of beautifully made books alike. "--
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Seller's Description:
Like New. 1st edition, 1st printing, Milkweed Editions hardcover w/ DJ, 2014. We picked this up from another bookstore that went under. It certainly seems like it is new, but their inventory was not well-sorted; hence, we are listing it as used: like new. Free delivery confirmation.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 9x6x0; Signed by Heynen on the title page. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Text and images unmarked. The dust jacket shows some very light handling, in a mylar cover. 8vo. x, 90pp.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 8x5x0; First edition stated, with full number line. Signed by author on title page. Binding tight and sturdy, text very good, light shelfwear. NOT ex-lib. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Very good. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.
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