{"product_id":"the-ghost-writer-by-philip-roth-first-edition-1979-2nd-print-fsg","title":"The Ghost Writer by Philip Roth [FIRST EDITION] 1979 • 2nd Print • FSG • *Bindery Error","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ghost Writer by Philip Roth [Zuckerman Bound #1]\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFIRST EDITION [1979] FARRAR, STRAUS \u0026amp; GIROUX\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecond Printing \/ 1979. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover with dust jacket in very good condition with flaws.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDust jacket shows a few small sealed tears, scratches and worn edges.  Otherwise, clean, bright and in tact.  Ships in a new HQ jacket protector. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook itself features a rare bindery error.  Boards are reversed and upside down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmall blemish to cloth on front boards.  Inside reads like new. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen talented young writer Nathan Zuckerman makes his pilgrimage to sit at the feet of his hero, the reclusive master of American Literature, E. I. Lonoff, he soon finds himself enmeshed in the great Jewish writer's domestic life, with all its complexity, artifice and drive for artistic truth. As Nathan sits in breathlessly awkward conversation with his idol, a glimpse of a dark-haired beauty through a closing doorway leaves him reeling. He soon learns that the entrancing vision is Amy Bellette, but her position in the Lonoff household - student? mistress? - remains tantalisingly unclear. Over a disturbed and confusing dinner, Nathan gleans snippets of Amy's haunting Jewish background, and begins to draw his own fantastical conclusions...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookshop Apocalypse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49036028248313,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/3103\/1574\/files\/ghostwriter-1_71ab491c-4586-459b-8ebc-3dc80ef2cfef.jpg?v=1789028448","url":"https:\/\/bookshopapocalypse.com\/products\/the-ghost-writer-by-philip-roth-first-edition-1979-2nd-print-fsg","provider":"Bookshop Apocalypse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}