Description: πFranzen - THE CORRECTIONS - First/1st FRANZEN, Jonathan New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001 SEE ATTACHED PHOTOS FOR PRIMARY DESCRIPTION OF CONDITION Hardcover Condition: Near Fine Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine 1st Edition FIRST EDITION, First Issue. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[8] 568. UNREAD!!! Publisher's quarter navy paper with silver titles to spine, and grey paper over boards. With the dust-jacket designed by Lynn Buckley, price intact $26.00. Minor spotting to text block edge. Shelf wear to rear dust jacket panel. Minor wear and bumping to spine ends of hard copy. A near fine copy. A modern American novel about the development of capitalism in the late twentieth century, and the disintegration of traditional family life. (See photos) Additional info. and pictures on request. Please examine photos as they are part of the description. Ships in well-padded box. Why this book is important: The Corrections, gained overwhelming critical acclaim, winning the 2001 National Book Award for Fiction, and the 2002 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction. The novel was also a finalist for the 2001 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, the 2002 PEN/Faulkner Award, and the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The Corrections became one of the decade's best-selling works of literary fiction. At the National Book Award ceremony, Franzen said "I'd also like to thank Oprah Winfrey for her enthusiasm and advocacy on behalf of The Corrections." In 2019, The Corrections was voted sixteenth in a list of the 100 best books of the twenty-first century by writers and critics of the Guardian newspaper. The Corrections was included in TIME magazine's list of the 100 best English-language novels since 1923. In 2006, Bret Easton Ellis declared the novel "one of the three great books of my generation." In 2009, website The Millions polled 48 writers, critics, and editors, including Joshua Ferris, Sam Anderson, and Lorin Stein; the panel voted The Corrections the best novel since 2000 "by a landslide". More Photos upon request. Please examine photos which are included as part of the description. If you have questions about an item for sale please ask before purchase, and request additional photos. Book Grading* and description FINE ~ Marginally less than perfect, and may designate a book that is still new, or a book that has been carefully read. The use of the term Fine (as compared to Near Fine or Very Good) often depends on when the book was published. A recent book should have no notable defects at all. But the dustjacket of a Fine older book may have a small closed tear, or be a little rubbed, even a bit worn at the edges. Such defects, if present, must be minor and should always be noted. (Note also that a book may be new and unread, but it may have aged on the shelf to the point of being considered Near Fine or even Very Good. Similarly a unique 200-year-old book might be viewed as "Fine", while a recent book in the exact same condition could only be described as "Very Good".) NEAR FINE ~ Somewhere between Very Good and Fine. The distinction is usually in the eye of the bookseller and involves minor defects (always described). Near Fine is generally meant to inform the customer that the condition is excellent but "not quite Fine". VERY GOOD ~ A used book that shows shelfwear and visible signs of having been read. Its dustjacket may be rubbed, chipped, or even missing small pieces, but it should generally be clean and bright, depending on how old it is. The book should always be clean and tight, and the overall appearance should be of a desirable copy. A very old book may show some foxing. The description of a Very Good book ought to include all notable flaws. GOOD ~ Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. A Good book may be cocked, have loose joints, and be missing a dustjacket. But it must be complete, clean, and worth keeping. Its value will be a fraction of a Fine copy, unless it is very scarce. *Grading definitions from Vermont Antiquarian Booksellers Association. As a seller, I describe most collectible books as either in Near Fine or Very Good condition. I have never described even books in pristine condition as βFineβ. UNREAD ~ Sometimes I add a note that a book is βunreadβ. A book which is in very good condition with notable defects can also be unread-in fact this is common. βUnreadβ does not mean free of defects, but means just not read, and itβs hallmark is that the front board of the book does not flop open perpendicular to the text block when the book is placed flat on its spine. The boards retain some stiffness at the hinges and tend to cling to the text block. Unread does not mean never opened. An unread book is more desirable than one with boards that flop open when unsupported, and so βUnreadβ should be noted in a description if present.
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: New York
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Author: Jonathan Franzen
Publisher: Farrar Strauss Giroux
Topic: Novels
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 2001