ISBN: 9780394478982 - the clock winder (17 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. Anne Tyler is a magical writer. --Los Angeles Times Mrs. Emerson, widowed with seven adult children, lives alone in crumbling Victorian mansion outside Baltimore with only a collection of antique clocks to keep her company. Elizabeth Abbott--twenty-three years old, aimless, bohemian, and beautiful--leads a vagabond lifestyle until she happens upon Mrs. Emerson's home and convinces the older woman to hire her as a handyman. When three of the strange, idiosyncratic Emerson children return to their childhood home for a visit, they are irresistibly drawn to Elizabeth. With wondrous observations and bittersweet humor, Tyler shows how this unsuspecting young woman becomes the North star that helps a stumbling, dysfunctional family find its footing. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. With dust jacket. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

hardcover. Zustand: Fine. BOMC ed. 8vo, 312 pp. Fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Random House Inc April 1972 Binding: Hardcover smallism paper residue on free front endpaper.

Zustand: Good. Reading content is in clean and readable condition. Slight shelfwear to dust jacket with a protective cover added.

1st Edition. 312pp. Glue remnant on last page. Dust jacket, closed tear. The Clock Winder (1972) by Anne Tyler is a novel focusing on Elizabeth Abbott, a young, bohemian drifter who becomes a handyman for Mrs. Pamela Emerson, a recent widow in Baltimore. The story explores dysfunctional family dynamics, sibling rivalry, and personal growth over 14 years, as Elizabeth becomes essential to the eccentric Emerson clan and their seven adult children. Size: octavo. Book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Collectible-Very Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. near fine. First Edition. Octavo, 312, [ii] pages, brown cloth; lower corner of front dj flap bumped, light indentations at rear joint of dj, spine a bit toned - not as dark as it appears in the photo. Tyler's 4th novel.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good-. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good-. First Edition. First Edition stated, no additional printings, $6.95 price on front flap, 4/72 on rear bottom dj flap; 8vo, green cloth; vg- (sunned edges, rear board; sltly cocked; spine ends bumped; darker green spot to top edge at spine; hinge start at pp218-9; bump to top edge of pp139-158) in vg- dj (spine and edges darkened; shadow of price sticker on back cover; four small tears to spine ends; edges worn and bumped at spine ends and corners); 312pp.…