Following on from yesterday’s Cormac McCarty acquisitions, here are two mainstream award-winners I acquired on the Metroplex trip. Such books are not a focus of my collecting, but I do spot-check the general fiction section and pick them up as targets of opportunity.
Frazier, Charles. Cold Mountain. Atlantic Monthly Press, 1997. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine- Mylar-protected dust jacket with faint 1/4″ scratch with John Berendt blurb sticker on it (as issued), in a Fine- after-market slipcase with one small bump to bottom rear corner. National Book Award winning Civil War novel that was the basis of the acclaimed 2003 movie of the same name. Bought from Half-Price Books for $30. I see these particular aftermarket slipcases sold on eBay, where they list for $85.
Tartt, Donna. The Goldfinch. Little, brown and Company, 2013. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Near Fine- dust jacket with a few small abrasions to front cover (unfortunately, the uncoated dust jacket seems designed to degrade) and slight bumping at heel. Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction. Bought for $14.99.
Tags: Books, Charles Frazier, Donna Tartt, National Book Award, Pulitzer Prize
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