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  • New York: Grove Press, 1983
By Acker, Kathy
New York: Grove Press, 1983. First printing. Fine in a fine jacket.. First edition of Acker's rewriting and reinterpretation of Charles Dickens's famed coming-of-age novel. Told with Acker's typical sense of experimentation, appropriation, and brutal honesty. Oddly uncommon and a beautiful copy. 8'' x 5''. Publisher's quarter black cloth over black boards. In original unclipped ($14.95) color pictorial jacket designed by Roy Colmer after art by Sue Coe. 128 pages. Bright and sharp overall.

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