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Irving, John. 3 By Irving. Random House Inc, 1980.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: A FINE FIRST IN DJ. INSCRIBED BY IRVING

Seller: Vagabond Books, A.B.A.A., PASADENA, CA, U.S.A.

Irving, John. 3 By Irving. Random House Inc (T), U.S.A., 1980.

Price: US$221.38 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Fine Book & Jacket, Signed, no flews, in protective cover

Seller: Dallas Surplus Stacks, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.

John Irving. 3 By Irving. Random House, New York, 1980.

Price: US$250.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fine book in a Fine Dust Jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. This omnibus edition collects Irving's first three novels. Includes an incisive introduction by Terrence Des Pres. Ticket to the author signing event laid in.

Seller: MDS BOOKS, Mississauga, ON, Canada

IRVING, John. 3 By Irving: Setting Free the Bears, The Water-Method Man, The 158-Pound Marriage. Random House, New York, 1980.

Price: US$450.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First edition of this collection. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Signed by John Irving.

Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.

Irving, John. 3 By Irving: Setting Free the Bears; The Water-Method Man; The 158-Pound Marriage.. Random House, New York, 1980.

Price: US$475.00 + shipping

Description: First edition of this compilation of the author's first three novels. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribedÂby the author on the title page to his editor David Kent, "For David Kent John Irving with my admiration and affection." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jack Ribik. Introduction by Terrence Des Pres. John Irving published his first novel, Setting Free the Bears, in 1968. He has been nominated for a National Book Award three times-winning once, in 1980, for the novel The World According to Garp. He also received an O. Henry Award, in 1981, for the short story "Interior Space." In 1992, he was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Oklahoma. In 2000, he won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Cider House Rules-a film with seven Academy Award nominations. In 2001, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.