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1.Winter's Tale by: Mark Helprin
March 10, 1995
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

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Used : Winter's Tale
Perhaps 30 years ago I was entranced by this book (age 18?). Many years later, in a conversation with a friend, the author's name came up and my friend recommended "A Soldier of the Great War". I finally bought it at a used bookstore some 20 years later and tried two or three times "to get into it" and put it aside.

Finally, persisting past the first few chapters, I read it in perhaps 3 days, and it remains one of my favorite non-fiction books. Several of my close friends (and my father, who lived though it) had a similar difficulty beginning the book, but once they finally read it, they agreed with my assessment.Recently I purchased another of Helprin's books "Ellis Island and Other Stories" (a collection of short stories). Obviously I am biased, but this author is a master of ... Read More

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Seller: bayfrontbooks, Rating: 4.9
Condition: acceptable
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Seller: colewoodbooks, Rating: 4.9
Condition: good
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Comments: Harvest trade paperback, 1983. G, w/ clean text, tight binding, straight spine. Bumped upper corner, light edgewear. Free delivery confirmation.

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Seller: thecrackedbook, Rating: 4.9
Condition: verygood
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days; From: VA, United States
Comments: Trade Paperback; 1995; Harvest Books; Good; Good condition book with spine creasing, spine slant and general shelf wear. Quite a few of the pages have creases at the corners from prior dog ears and a lot of the text has been underlined with ink. Good reading copy.

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Seller: 1vermontvegan, Rating: 5.0
Condition: good
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Comments: paperback as pictured, with slight delamination on the edges of cover, otherwise mostly uncreased (corner crease) and unmarked. I package carefully.

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