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Isaac Bshevis Singer. The Family Moskat. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1950.
Price: US$5.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Belongs in a collectors library for comparison to a true first. Dust jacket is tattered, missing a small chunk and falling off.
Seller: Jeff Stark, Barstow, CA, U.S.A.
Singer, Isaac Bashevis; Gross, A. H. (Tr.). The Family Moskat. Alfred A. Knopf, U.S.A., 1950.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: G / Fair. 1st Printing of the 1950 Knopf stated 1st Edition (US), translated by A. H. Gross. Book is moderately and uniformly age toned (darker toning to pastedowns and endpapers, age fading along dyed top edge), securely bound (although there is some "give" or looseness) and free of markings and other blemishes; Cover is clean showing some age fading and with gently bumped and rubbed corners, joints, headcap and tail, and still crisply legible lettering and design. Two fragile, unclipped Dust Jackets are included, one with original USD $3.95 price, both in fair or inferior condition due: significant chipping and abrasions throughout, splitting along hinges separating backstrips from main panels, age toning. (Please see Seller images.) ISBN 9780300123142. ShiroBooks, in dependent bookseller, takes pride in accurate descriptions, careful wrapping and safe shipping. ADDITIONAL CHARGE (DUE TO APPROX 2.25# SHIPPING WEIGHT) MAY APPLY IF SHIPPED OUTSIDE CONTINENTAL US; CONTACT SHIROBOOKS PRIOR TO ORDERING or for more information, details or photos.
Seller: ShiroBooks, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.
Singer, Isaac Bashevis. The Family Moskat. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1950.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Translated from the Yiddish by A. H. Gross. Not a first edition. Absence of price on dj indicates this is a book club. Book and jacket designed by George Salter. Personal blind stamp on half-title. Jacket bright but edge-worn, chiipped at head and tail of spine, with a bit of scribbling in the cover design. Size: 8vo
Seller: Possum Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$14.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: VERY GOOD Condition.clean, solid.; Black titles on deep red cloth spine strip.Black hard covers.Litely toning white endpapers & text block ; 611pg pages; Story set in Warsaw Old Jewish Characters.
Seller: WONDERFUL BOOKS BY MAIL, Durham-CA, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Reprint. Octavo. Condition: light wear to DJ & volume; else VG/VG. 611 pages.
Seller: Betterbks/ COSMOPOLITAN BOOK SHOP, Burbank, CA, U.S.A.
Singer, Isaac Bashevis.. The Family Moskat.. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1950.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Octavo in dust jacket with a few short tears, vi, 611 pp. Translated from the Yiddish by A. H. Gross.
Seller: Henry Hollander, Bookseller, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Singer, Isaac Bashevis. The Family Moskat. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1950.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Not ex-lib. Hardcover with black cloth over boards and brown-red quarter binding, in multi-color George Salter card jacket, 8vo. Possible book club with no price to jacket (though no indent on rear board). 611pp. VG/VG. Book has clean, sharp cloth with lightly softened spine ends; strong, square binding; clean, unmarked pages on moderately toned stock; toning to edges of front pastedown. Jacket has dark toning to still strongly colored spine with shallow abrasion and chipping at upper end; moderate rubbing to rear panel; front panel clean and very bright.
Seller: Bookfeathers, LLC, Lewisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$16.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 611 p.
Seller: J. Lawton, Booksellers, Readville, MA, U.S.A.
Singer, Isaac Bashevis. The Family Moskat - a novel. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc, New York, 1950.
Price: US$17.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: x + 613 pp, translated from the Yiddish by A. H. Gross, stated First Edition, acknowledgments, family tree diagrams, text in parts, chapters, and numbered sections - all untitled. Binding tight and square, red-brown cloth backed & black cloth boards, with gilt letters to spine. Unclipped DJ ($3.95) heavily chipped around edges, in DJ protector. Handles nicely in protector. Size: Octavo
Seller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
Singer, Isaac Bashevis. The Family Moskat. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1950.
Price: US$24.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Red and black cloth binding Book Club hardcover in a jacket. 611pp. Translated from the Yiddish by A. H. Gross. Shelf rubbed jacket in a protective mylar cover. James Salter jacket design. Singer won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1978. Size: 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall
Seller: Turn-The-Page Books, Skyway, WA, U.S.A.
Singer, Isaac Bashevis. Family Moskat. Alfred a Knopf, New York, 1950.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Price-clipped dj Slightly bumped spine-ends. Jacket is a bit edgeworn, but bright and attractive
Seller: Avalon Books, Stockton, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$34.99 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Early printing of the first edition. Hardcover, dust jacket has some nicks on the edges. We ship fast. Email us for a photo.
Seller: Mountain Books, Kent, CT, U.S.A.
Singer, Isaac Bashevis. The Family Moskat. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1950.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Author's first book. Light rubbing to flap edges and a tiny (1/8") chip at the dj spine corner; else a very good unclipped jacket in a Mylar cover.
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, IOBA, MWABA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Singer, Isaac Bashevis. THE FAMILY MOSKAT. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1950.
Price: US$38.25 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Moderate chipping to DJ. Larger chip to DJ top spine ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 611 pages
Seller: Complete Traveller Antiquarian Bookstore, Westport, CT, U.S.A.
Singer, Isaac Bashevis. The Family Moskat. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1950.
Price: US$48.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: D-j worn and chipped. Threads showing next to title page. Stain on front board. Edges lightly bumped. Glue residue on FFEP. Pastedowns tanned.
Seller: Encanto Books, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Singer, Isaac Bashevis. The Family Moskat. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1950.
Price: US$48.60 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Solid copy in its first printing. Quarted bound in red over black. His first book. Crimped spine ends with some wear at head. First edition stated. Price intact jacket has shallow chipping and wear at front fold. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Isaac Bashevis Singer. THE FAMILY MOSKAT. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1950.
Price: US$59.95 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Edge wear. Corners bumped. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A Very Good+ Book Club Edition that has page edge soiling and general wear to the boards in a scuffed Near Fine dust-jacket ; This book tells the story of the family Moskat, who live in Warsaw in the early 20th century. The Moskat family is a very traditional one, with strong values and traditions. However, the family is also very close-knit, and they all love each other very much. The story follows the Moskat family as they go through their everyday lives, and the various challenges and adventures that they experience. The Family Moskat is a fascinating and moving story, and it is sure to captivate readers.; 8vo; 611 pages; Price? ? ?
Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.
Isaac Bashevis Singer. THE FAMILY MOSKAT. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1950.
Price: US$64.95 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in a Good+ dust jacket. Small owner bookplate on FEP. Rubbing, few open tears along panel edges.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Singer, Isaac Bashevis. The Family Moskat. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1950.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Jacket is near fine save for the tear, which has been internally repaired with archival tissue, and is protected by a Mylar cover. Singer's first book in the stated first edition, uncommon in this fine condition. Small tear on dj spine.
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, IOBA, MWABA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Isaac Bashevis Singer. The Family Moskat. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1950.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Book is clean, good binding, some small chips to the dust jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Seller: A Different Chapter, Cairo, NY, U.S.A.
Singer, Isaac Bashevis. THE FAMILY MOSKAT. Alfred a Knopf, New York, 1950.
Price: US$86.85 + shipping
Description: Very Good in boards. Price inked in. Stated first edition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Singer, Isaac Bashevis. The Family Moskat. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1950.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1st printing. Crisp and unmarked, NF/VG. Red and black cloth binding. 611pp. Translated from the Yiddish by A. H. Gross. Jacket is rubbed along edges, retains original 3.95 price. Now in a new mylar cover. Singer won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1978. Size: 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall
Seller: Turn-The-Page Books, Skyway, WA, U.S.A.
Singer, Isaac Bashevis. the Family Moskat:. NY Alfred A. Knopf.1950 .Stated first edition., 1950.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: cloth, Hard cover.thick,large 8vo.611 pages.fine copy.small close tear on back,.near fine DUST JACKET.Original Price (3.95) present.scarce in this condtion.
Seller: The Compulsive Collector, New York NY, NY, U.S.A.
Singer, Isaac Bashevis. The Family Moskat. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1950.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Translated by A.H. Gross. Near Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($3.95), lightly toned and soiled, bumped at the top edge. Quarter red cloth with black cloth on the boards, pushed at the head and foot of the spine. Square and firmly bound with a red top stain, a few stains at the edges, clean internally. Singer's classic work about the Moskat family in Warsaw from the late 19th century to the start of World War II.
Seller: Carpetbagger Books, Woodstock, IL, U.S.A.
SINGER, Isaac Bashevis. The Family Moskat. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1950.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First American edition. Translated from the Yiddish by A. H. Gross. Jacket art by Salter. Faint ink price on front fly with slight foxing on front endpapers, faint crease on the spine, very good in a very good dust jacket with chips and tears at the spine ends, a closed tear on the cover, and a slightly toned spine. Singer won the 1978 Nobel Prize for Literature.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
SINGER, Isaac Bashevis. The Family Moskat. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1950.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First American edition. Translated from the Yiddish by A. H. Gross. Jacket art by Salter. Owner signature on front fly, moderate wear at the foot of the spine, very good or better in a very good dust jacket with small chips and tears, and several abrasions. Singer was awarded the 1978 Nobel Prize for Literature.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: This is Singer's first book to be published in English. It was originally serialized in the legendary Yiddish-language "Daily Forward." It was translated from the Yiddish by A. H. Gross. This is a first edition copy, as stated on the copyright page. The pages of this beautifully produced Near Fine copy have deckled edges. The book is marred by only the smallest of bumps on the front-bottom tip. The Very Good, price-clipped dustjacket was designed by George Salter who also did the book's binding and typography. There is a 1 inch x 1 inch piece missing from the top of the dust jacket spine, which does not impact any lettering on the spine.
Seller: Kaleidoscope Books & Collectibles, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
Singer, Isaac Bashevis. The Family Moskat (1st printing). Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1950.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Alfred A. Knopf. New York. 1950. 611 pages. First edition stated, first printing. 1950 date on title page. Book is tight and clean. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. Light toning to gutter. Light shelf-rubbing along edges. Original George Salter designed DJ (Atlas Shrugged) with $3.95 price intact on flap. DJ shows light soiling. A couple of small closed tears. Open chip at crown and heel. Rubbing along edges. Originally written in Yiddish, this is Singer's first book published in English. Very good/ in good DJ.
Seller: Medium Rare Books, Mountainside, NJ, U.S.A.
Singer, Isaac Bashevis. The Family Moskat. Alfred Knopf, New York, 1950.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First American edition of the Nobel Prize winner's first book, a family saga. A near fine copy with small stains to two interior pages, else clean and tight. Bright unfaded dustwrapper is price clipped, else a sharp near fine example.
Seller: Derringer Books, Member ABAA, Avon, CT, U.S.A.
SINGER, Isaac Bashevis. The Family Moskat. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1950.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First American edition. Translated from the Yiddish by A. H. Gross. Thin line of fading at the bottom edge of front board, else a fine, bright, copy in near fine dust jacket with a little rubbing and soiling. Singer's first book published in the U.S.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Singer, Isaac Bashevis. The Family Moskat. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1950.
Price: US$200.47 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Translated from the Yiddish by A. H. Gross. First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's first book to be translated into English. Red cloth wrap around spine binding with covers in black cloth, couple faint rub marks to rear cover. Colorful Dustjacket by George salter with couple minor edge chips and small closed tear otherwise very nice bright and unclipped jacket. A nice copy of Singer's "complex story of the wealthy Moskat family of Warsaw" set during the late nineteenth century and beginning of World War II. pp.611 Message for pictures.
Seller: Barry's Books, San Antonio, TX, U.S.A.
Isaac Bashevis Singer. THE FAMILY MOSKAT. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1950.
Price: US$209.95 + shipping
Description: Very Good in a Very Good- dust jacket. Large 3 inch closed tear to front panel. Minor chipping to jacket crown. Chip to jacket at spine. First Edition stated. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Singer, Isaac Bashevis. The Family Moskat. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1950.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 611p octavo, a very good copy in a good+ dust jacket with very light wear to the crown and 2 vey small closed tears. The jacket is stained on the inside but does not show on the outside. Inscribed "To Jamie with greetings Isaac B Singer Feb 25 1986"
Seller: Old New York Book Shop, ABAA, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
SINGER, Isaac Bashevis; A.H. Gross, trans. The Family Moskat. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1950.
Price: US$330.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo (21.5cm.); original two-toned cloth in decorative dust jacket by George Salter, grey topstain; [10],611,[2]pp. Shallow chips and closed tears to jacket extremities, none affecting text; spine and rear panel a shade darkened, else Very Good.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Singer, Isaac Bashevis. THE FAMILY MOSKAT. Alfred a Knopf, New York, 1950.
Price: US$394.95 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in a Very Good+ price clipped dust jacket. Small owner inscription. First Edition stated.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: A near-fine copy handsomely bound in dark red cloth spine stamped brightly in gold and black. Very clean and tight throughout; virtually unread. With a faint erasure mark at the top of the front endpaper. In a very good plus dust jacket designed by Salter with striking colored floral motif emanating from an hourglass. With light rubbing to the top and bottom of the spine ends and some light soiling to the rear panel. With a areflex fold at the top of the spine with tape on the verso. With the original price of $3.95 at the top of the inside front flap. A very handsome copy of Singers first novel. Isaac Bashevis Singer (1903-1991) was a Polish-born Jewish-American novelist, short-story writer, memoirist, essayist, and translator. Some of his works were adapted for the theater. He wrote and published first in Yiddish and later translated his own works into English with the help of editors and collaborators. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1978.[12][13] A leading figure in the Yiddish literary movement, he was awarded two U.S. National Book Awards, one in Children's Literature for his memoir A Day of Pleasure: Stories of a Boy Growing Up in Warsaw (1970)[14] and one in Fiction for his collection A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories (1974).[15]Singer became a literary contributor to The Jewish Daily Forward only after his older brother Israel died in 1944. That year, Singer published The Family Moskat in his brother's honor. His own style showed in the daring turns of his action and characters, with double adultery during the holiest of nights of Judaism, the evening of Yom Kippur (despite being printed in a Jewish family newspaper in 1945). He was nearly forced to stop writing the novel by his editor-in-chief, Abraham Cahan, but was saved by readers who wanted the story to continue.[citation needed] After this, his storieswhich he had published in Yiddish literary newspapers beforewere printed in the Forward as well. Throughout the 1940s, Singer's reputation grew.Singer believed in the power of his native language and thought that there was still a large audience, including in New York, who longed to read in Yiddish. In an interview in Encounter (February 1979), he said that although the Jews of Poland had died, "somethingcall it spirit or whateveris still somewhere in the universe. This is a mystical kind of feeling, but I feel there is truth in it." (Wikipedia) First Edition with the statement "First Edition" at the bottom of the copyright page and no subsequent printings.
Seller: Brainerd Phillipson Rare Books, Holliston, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$529.16 + shipping
Description: Translated from the Yddish by A. R. Gross . 8vo. pp. 611. . Ottimo (Fine). Minuscole mancanze ai margini della sovracoperta. Prima edizione (First Edition). . Rilegato tela, sovracoperta (cloth, dust jacket)
Seller: Studio Bibliografico Marini, ROMA, RM, Italy
Singer, Isaac Bashevis. THE FAMILY MOSKAT. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1950.
Price: US$595.00 + shipping
Description: 1st Edition. Hardcover. Singer, Isaac Bashevis. THE FAMILY MOSKAT. Transladed by A.H. Gross. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1950. First Edition. 8vo. 611, [3] pp. Quarter crimson & black cloth stamped gilt and black to the spine. A fine copy in a near fine bright first issue dustwrapper showing one narrow chip at the spine crown & light wear at the heel - a very nice example. Acknowledgements with dedication to Singer's late brother I. J. Singer - 4pp. of family trees are featured in the text. The first of Singer's books to be translated into English, originally serialized in Yiddish in the 'Jewish Daily Forward'. Recently, the epic story of 'The Family Moskat' has received belated & deserved rave reviews: 'A masterpiece, a triumph of realism', wrote Frederick Raphael in the Sunday Times. An extremely good copy.
Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, Canada
Isaac Bashevis Singer. The Family Moskat. Alfred Knopf, New York, 1950.
Price: US$629.95 + shipping
Description: Hard cover with dj. 8vo. 611pp. Clean unmarked text. Fine boards, binding and dj. Nice addition to any collection. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Seller: History Bound LLC, Mendota, MN, U.S.A.
Singer, Isaac Bashevis. The Family Moskat. Alfred A. Knopf, 1950.
Price: US$655.00 + shipping
Description: Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover in chipped and little edge-torn dust jacket. Clean pages. Prior owner's name in blue pencil, front free endpaper; little pencil marking on front pastedown. Binding tight. 8vo. 611pp.
Seller: Robinson Street Books, IOBA, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: First edition in English. 611, [3] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Crimson and black cloth. Fine in almost fine unclipped dust jacket, with one closed tear, else a fine copy of Singer's first book
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Singer, Isaac Bashevis. The Family Moskat. Alfred A. Knopf, 1950.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Alfred A. Knopf, 1950, First/Edition, First Printing with Dustjacket. Book and DJ As New. An exceptional copy of this scarce book. This book is from a private library and is unopened and unread. Spine tight. Pages tight, unmarked, crisp and white.
Seller: Bell's Books, Mason, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$1200.00 + shipping
Description: A near-fine copy handsomely bound in dark red cloth spine stamped brightly in gold and black. Very clean and tight throughout; virtually unread. This copy has been inscribed in blue ink by I.B. Singer at the top of the title page: "Greetings and Best Wishes I.B. Singer." In a very good plus dust jacket designed by Salter with striking colored floral motif emanating from an hourglass. With light rubbing to the top and bottom of the spine ends and some light soiling to the rear panel. A tiny closed tear at the bottom edge.With the original price of $3.95 at the top of the inside front flap. A collectors copy of Singers first novel and quite scarce, signed. Isaac Bashevis Singer (1903-1991) was a Polish-born Jewish-American novelist, short-story writer, memoirist, essayist, and translator. Some of his works were adapted for the theater. He wrote and published first in Yiddish and later translated his own works into English with the help of editors and collaborators. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1978.[12][13] A leading figure in the Yiddish literary movement, he was awarded two U.S. National Book Awards, one in Children's Literature for his memoir A Day of Pleasure: Stories of a Boy Growing Up in Warsaw (1970)[14] and one in Fiction for his collection A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories (1974).[15]Singer became a literary contributor to The Jewish Daily Forward only after his older brother Israel died in 1944. That year, Singer published The Family Moskat in his brother's honor. His own style showed in the daring turns of his action and characters, with double adultery during the holiest of nights of Judaism, the evening of Yom Kippur (despite being printed in a Jewish family newspaper in 1945). He was nearly forced to stop writing the novel by his editor-in-chief, Abraham Cahan, but was saved by readers who wanted the story to continue.[citation needed] After this, his storieswhich he had published in Yiddish literary newspapers beforewere printed in the Forward as well. Throughout the 1940s, Singer's reputation grew.Singer believed in the power of his native language and thought that there was still a large audience, including in New York, who longed to read in Yiddish. In an interview in Encounter (February 1979), he said that although the Jews of Poland had died, "somethingcall it spirit or whateveris still somewhere in the universe. This is a mystical kind of feeling, but I feel there is truth in it." (Wikipedia) First Edition with the statement "First Edition" at the bottom of the copyright page and no subsequent printings.
Seller: Brainerd Phillipson Rare Books, Holliston, MA, U.S.A.