From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "A Thousand Acres', comes a novel which skewers both academia and agribusiness. Set in the late 1980s, in a Midwestern agricultural college called Moo University, the story concerns technological foolishness, campus rivalry, sex and intrigue.
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Jane Smiley was born in LA, grew up in St Louis and studied at Vassar and Iowa. She won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Award in 1992 for ‘A Thousand Acres’.
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Vendeur : Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. N° de réf. du vendeur 52143436-6
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Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Hardback. Etat : Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR002506953
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Vendeur : WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, Royaume-Uni
Etat : Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. N° de réf. du vendeur rev4233258241
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Vendeur : MostlySignedBooks, Kensington, CA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st UK edition. Near fine in very good dust jacket. SIGNED andinscribed/dated 'To Chris-enjoy! ' by author on the title page. 1st UK edition, 1st printing, complete number line. Dust jacket has minor edgewear some peeling to the laminate at the edges, and an open scrape. 448 p. Audience: General/trade. Book essentially as new except for mild age-darkening. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of 'A Thousand Acres' and 'Ten Days In the Hills'. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a protective mylar sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box. Signed by Author(s). N° de réf. du vendeur Alibris.0007360
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Vendeur : Shade of the Cottonwood, Lawrence, KS, Etats-Unis
Hardcover/Hardback. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. First Edition. Near fine first edition signed by author on title page. Contains full numberline. Unread with tight binding and free of owner's marks. Shelfwear incudes toned text block, and light soiling exterior text block. Dust jacket near fine with lightly rubbed edges were explosed on flaps, and in protective archival sleeve. signed by author or artist. N° de réf. du vendeur 2279
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Vendeur : HALCYON BOOKS, LONDON, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING. N° de réf. du vendeur mon0000774056
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Vendeur : Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, Nouvelle-Zélande
Hardback. Etat : Very Good. Its setting is a large university, known familiarly as 'Moo U' because of its large agricultural college, in the American Midwest. The novel is a satire that uses a sprawling narrative style, following the lives of dozens of characters over the course of the 1989-1990 academic year. DJ. 448 pages. N° de réf. du vendeur 1448203
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Vendeur : Book Express (NZ), Shannon, Nouvelle-Zélande
Hardcover. Etat : Good. 448 pages. Ex-libraryFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Thousand Acres', comes a novel wh ich skewers both academia and agribusiness. Set in the late 1980s, in a Midweste rn agricultural college called Moo University, the story concerns technological. N° de réf. du vendeur 1212ak
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Vendeur : Signature Firsts, Brecon, POWYS, Royaume-Uni
Hardback. Etat : Very Good Indeed. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. First Edition. Very good first printing in near fine dust wrapper. The book is square, tight and unread. Age toning to paper stock. One or two orange marks to page edges. The dust wrapper is complete and unmarked but bearing light shelf wear to extremities. Signed by the author to the title page, without inscription. As a keen collector myself I make every effort to provide a high level of service. Enquiries welcomed. Signed by Author(s). N° de réf. du vendeur 005597
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Vendeur : InkandSignatureBooks, Zetland, NSW, Australie
Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 1st Edition. UK first edition hardback, signed by the author on the title page. Published by Flamingo, an imprint of HarperCollins, 1995. Moo is Jane Smiley's acclaimed satirical campus novel, set at a fictional Midwestern agricultural university, blending literary fiction with sharp social observation and humour. 8vo. Blue cloth boards, in original illustrated dust jacket. Book is in near fine condition: binding firm and square; pages clean and bright; no bookplates or additional inscriptions beyond the author's signature. A small handwritten price notation is present on the title page (as shown), not affecting text or readability. Dust jacket is near fine, with light general shelf wear only; no tears or price clipping. Colours remain strong and the jacket presents very well overall. A desirable signed UK first edition of one of Smiley's best-known novels, appealing to collectors of modern literary fiction and campus satire. Hardcover with dust jacket. Signed by Author(s). N° de réf. du vendeur ABE-1767748912066
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