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Auster, Paul. The Art of Hunger and Other Essays. The Menard Press, 1982, 1982.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Description: First edition Near fine white stiff wraps with strong spine and clean text throughout. Becoming scarce. New and bright all around, gift quality
Seller: Longhouse, Publishers & Booksellers, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.
Paul Auster. The Art of Hunger and Other Essays. The Menard Press, Berkeley, CA, 1982.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: (1982). Slim 8vo. 1st edition of Auster's 1st collection of essays. Slightest darkening and soiling to edges of toned textblock with previous owner's blindstamp on title page. Uneven darkening to edges of toned and rubbed wrappers with small dampstain to rear wrapper near the center of top edge and small, faint dampstain to front wrapper near spine tail end. VG in wrappers.
Seller: Strand Book Store, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Auster, Paul. Art of Hunger. Menard Press, London, 1982.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Description: VG tight copy with removed bookstore price sticker on back cover
Seller: Carrington Bookshop, South Nyack, NY, U.S.A.
AUSTER, Paul.. The Art of Hunger and Other Essays.. London: Menard Press,, 1982.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Description: 95 pp. Light erasure to first leaf, else near fine in printed wrappers. Auster's third prose publication following WHITE SPACES and THE INVENTION OF SOLITUDE. Later published in the US in 1991 in a much-expanded form. Drenttel A8.
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Auster, Paul. Art of Hunger and Other Essays. Menard, London, 1982.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Description: Near fine with very lightly rubbed and bumped edges
Seller: Weller Book Works, A.B.A.A., Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Paul Auster. The Art of Hunger. Menard, 1982.
Price: US$51.33 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: first edition first impression of this extremely rare Auster title, in Good condition, there is damage to top corner and some marks that look like coffee stains but are more durable, please see pics, any questions please get in touch
Seller: Setanta Books, Richmond, SURRE, United Kingdom
Auster, Paul. The art of hunger and other essays. London: The Menard Press, 1982.
Price: US$51.33 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Auster, Paul. The art of hunger and other essays. First edition. London: The Menard Press, 1982. Paperback, VG+. Very minor shelfwear to bottom edge. Binding strong and tight. 96pp., contents clean and bright. Paul Benjamin Auster (born February 3, 1947) is an American writer and film director. His notable works include The New York Trilogy (1987), Moon Palace (1989), The Music of Chance (1990), The Book of Illusions (2002), The Brooklyn Follies (2005), Invisible (2009), Sunset Park (2010), Winter Journal (2012), and 4 3 2 1 (2017). His books have been translated into more than forty languages. The Art of Hunger brings together 11 of the author's essays from the mid 1970s on the art of writing. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing.
Seller: RightWayUp Books, Woodbridge, SUFFO, United Kingdom
Auster, Paul. The Art of Hunger and Other Essays. The Menard Press: London, UK, 1982.
Price: US$74.75 + shipping
Description: 8.5 x 5.5", printed wraps, 95pp, covers with very minor extremity wear else a nice, fresh, clean copy of this scarce Auster title.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Auster, Paul. The Art of Hunger and other essays. The Menard Press, London, 1982.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 95pp. A fine copy of the first edition. Cream wrappers with black lettering on front cover and spine; sharp corners, tight spine, no wear, no previous owner names. Tthe photo of the book shown with this listing is an ABE stock photo; the actual book has no spots or stains.
Seller: Bryn Mawr Bookstore, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.
AUSTER, Paul. The Art of Hunger and Other Essays. The Menard Press, (London), 1982.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Trade paperback original. Printed white wrappers. A little faint age-toning at the extremities of the wrappers, near fine. Signed by the author.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Auster, Paul. The Art of Hunger and Other Essays. The Menard Press, 1982.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: Perfect-bound in wrappers. Inscribed to fellow writers. Lightly aged, a nice sharp copy.
Seller: Granary Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Auster, Paul.. THE ART OF HUNGER AND OTHER ESSAYS.. MENARD PRESS., LONDON, 1982.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A trade paperback original. Fine in printed wrappers.
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Paul Auster. The Art of Hunger (Signed Inscribed First Edition). The Menard Press, London, 1982.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition. Inscribed by Auster on the title page. Unread in near fine condition with just light foxing to the top of the text block and a small bump to the top of the rear cover, else fine.
Seller: Artos Fine Books, EDMOND, OK, U.S.A.
AUSTER, Paul.. The Art of Hunger and Other Essays.. London: Menard Press,, 1982.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: 95 pp. Light foxing along the top edge, else very near fine in printed wrappers. Auster's third prose publication following WHITE SPACES and THE INVENTION OF SOLITUDE. Later published in the US in 1991 in a much-expanded form. INSCRIBED by Auster on the title page, "For Jack / Paul." Drenttel A8.
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Auster, Paul.. THE ART OF HUNGER AND OTHER ESSAYS.. THE MENARD PRESS., LONDON, 1982.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: INSCRIBED by Paul Auster on the title page. Fine in white printed paperback wrappers. ; Signed by Author(s)
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.