Joan Didion's hugely influential collection of essays which defines, for many, the America which rose from the ashes of the Sixties. We tell ourselves stories in order to live. The princess is caged in the consulate. The man with the candy will lead the children into the sea. In this now legendary journey into the hinterland of the American psyche, Didion searches for stories as the Sixties implode. She waits for Jim Morrison to show up, visits the Black Panthers in ...
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Joan Didion's hugely influential collection of essays which defines, for many, the America which rose from the ashes of the Sixties. We tell ourselves stories in order to live. The princess is caged in the consulate. The man with the candy will lead the children into the sea. In this now legendary journey into the hinterland of the American psyche, Didion searches for stories as the Sixties implode. She waits for Jim Morrison to show up, visits the Black Panthers in prison, parties with Janis Joplin and buys dresses with Charles Manson's girls. She and her reader emerge, cauterized, from this devastating tour of that age of self discovery into the harsh light of the morning after.
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Dust jacket in good condition. Fifth printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. Pages are clean. Binding is secure. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Good. Dust jacket missing. First edition, first printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. First printing with the full number line. Moderate wear to the boards. Some fading and disocloration along the spine. Sound binding. Clean interior pages. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Good. First edition, first printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Dust jacket wrapped in protective mylar sleeve. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Good. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Corner clipped from front flap. Dust jacket wrapped in protective mylar sleeve. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Dust jacket in good condition. First edition, first printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Dust jacket placed in mylar for preservation. Previous owner's signature on front free end page. Marking from paper clip on page 75. Minor loosening to binding. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Dust jacket in good condition. First edition, first printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover placed by previous owner. Binding is secure. Writing on both end papers. Some foxing along top of page block. Text is clear of marks and notations. Secure packaging for safe delivery.