ISBN: 9780394478982 - the clock winder (46 Ergebnisse)

hardcover. Zustand: Fair.

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: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

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: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Zustand: very_good. Fast Free Shipping â" Very Good condition book with a firm cover and clean pages. Shows normal use and some light wear or limited notes markings. A solid, nice copy to enjoy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Book Club Edition. BOOK CLUB EDITION. Slight soiling to dust jacket, including three very small stains to back and minor edge wear. Book boards are clean, with spine edges scuffed. Text is clean and unmarked. Shipped padded in a box with tracking number provided on domestic shipping.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Very Good. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). 312 pp. The book is slightly cocked. The binding is tight, and the text is clean. The jacket is scuffed along the upper edge.

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.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good-. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Book Club Edition. Book club edition (BCE). Mark on top edge. Spine slightly cocked. Tight copy. D-j chipped.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First Edition. Former library copy with usual stamps, markings and pocket. Dust jacket in clear mylar protection, front flap glued to second page.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. First printing of the author's fourth book, an ex-library copy with typical library markings. The jacket has some loss at edges and spine (probably insect damage rather than wear), but is 98% complete, with the $6.95 price on the front flap.The book is relatively tight and square.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Printing. Ex Libris with all the usual attributes. Dust jacket attached to cover, with a little soiling; Very Good condition, Spine leaning. Book in Very Good condition.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. The author's fourth novel. Second printing. Some light mottling to cloth covered boards, else very good in a very good (age darkened along the spine) dust jacket with the original $6.95 price on the front flap. Dust jacket design by Wendell Minor.…

Hardcover. Zustand: VERY GOOD. Dust Jacket Included. BOMC Edition, 1972. Borzoi. Knopf. Text is clean and unmarked, no highlighting, underlining or writing. Hard Cover. Paper dust jacket nice condition, some rubbing and shelf wear & smudging, edge & shelf wear. No rips, tears. Cover boards VG condition, clean, solid, square. Not ex-library, not remainder. Photos are of actual book you will receive. The Clock Winder. Anne Tyler. Ships in box, quickly and with care. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS & HISTORY: The Clock Winder by Anne Tyler Originally published in 1972, this novel consists of approximately 312 pages in its standard format. Standing as the author's third novel, the work is a key text in her early development, establishing her career-long thematic focus on family eccentricity, domestic confinement, and the subtle, accidental bonds of community. Set in Baltimore, Maryland, the book is written in the tradition of American psychological realism. The plot follows Elizabeth Abbott, a young woman who drifts away from her conservative minister father and takes a job as a handyman and companion to Mrs. Emerson, an elderly, domineering widow with seven estranged adult children. As Elizabeth becomes integrated into the chaotic Emerson household, the narrative traces her interactions with the widow's competitive sons, which eventually culminate in a family tragedy. Structurally, the novel utilizes the metaphor of 'winding the clocks' to examine the passage of time, domestic duty, and the protagonist's growth into a center of stability for a fragile family.…

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