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Goldman frames the fairy tale with an "autobiographical" story: his father, who came from Florin, abridged the book as he read it to his son. Now, Goldman is publishing an abridged version, interspersed with comments on the parts he cut out.
Is The Princess Bride a critique of classics like Ivanhoe and The Three Musketeers, that smother a ripping yarn under elaborate prose? A wry look at the differences between fairy tales and real life? Simply a funny, frenetic adventure? No matter how you read it, you'll put it on your "keeper" shelf. --Nona Vero
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Reprinted by the Science Fiction Book Club. Copyright 1973. Dust jacket near fine except for the reverse side has a small mark, unseen unless the dust jacket is removed. The last ~20 pages have a small, light moisture wrinkle, bottom exterior corner. Jacket art by Ruth Sanderson. Seller Inventory # 026539
Book Description Hard cover. 308 p. Very good in very good dust jacket. Book club edition. Seller Inventory # Alibris.0014920
Book Description HARDBACK WHITE. Condition: VG++. JACKET: VG. REPRINT. Book has light shelf wear, clean and unmarked. DJ has general wear, creased edges, rubbed covers, mylar protective cover DATE PUBLISHED: 1973 EDITION: REPRINT 255. Seller Inventory # 121174
Book Description Condition: good. 1st. 100% Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed ! The book shows some signs of wear from use but is a good readable copy. Cover in excellent condition. Binding tight. Pages in great shape, no tears. Not contain access codes, cd, DVD. Seller Inventory # PSG0151730857
Book Description HARDCOVER BLUE. good tight binding, DJ protected with mylar, text is clean and bright, near fine, book club edition, no bumped corners, no inscriptions or underlining DATE PUBLISHED: 1973 EDITION: 255 NEAR FINE. JACKET: VERY GOOD DJ. Seller Inventory # 119971
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Book Club Edition. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., New York, New York, U.S.A., 1973. Book Club Edition of the first edition, in the rare first issue Dust Jacket. Ex-Library with the following markings: library stamp to top- , fore- and bottom- edges; paste residue to all endpapers. Good in a Very Good+ Dust Jacket. The Text Block is stained at the bottom, not affecting the text itself, tight, straight and square with no markings other than those listed above. The Binding is full gray cloth, stained at the bottom with bright red and black title, etc., to spine, gold colored endpapers marked as described above and mildly bumped corners. The Dust Jacket is fully intact and bright, with staining to the interior only, and signs of wear to the exterior. See photos. (More photos available on request.) 308 pages. 5 3/4" x 8 1/2". The first edition of this wonderful novel failed to sell, and only after the movie came out, did the written work get its recognition with many reprints. A fantasy romance novel, it combines elements of comedy, adventure, fantasy, drama, romance, and fairy tale. It is metafictionally presented as an abridgment of a longer work by the fictional S. Morgenstern, and Goldman's "commentary" asides are constant throughout. Lliterary devices include a fictional frame story about how Goldman came to know about and decided to adapt S. Morgenstern's book. ISBN 10: 0151730857 / ISBN 13: 9780151730858. Seller Inventory # 000771
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Book Club Edition. Early book club edition. Grey cloth, red dust jacket. Bottom right corner shows very light wear at very tip, a couple of faint smudges to textblock, a square inch yellow sticker on front endpaper. otherwise excellent, very clean and sharp and tight. Dust jacket has moderate wear to all corners, small closed tear at top of front, crease to front flap, some moderate rubbing all around. still bright and presentable, now protected in a clear cover. Photos upon request. Seller Inventory # 995446
Book Description HARD BACK LT GREY. Condition: VERY GOOD. JACKET: WORN DJ. No indication of Printing. DJ has not been clipped. No Prices on corners. Chips along DJ edges. !/4 inch round hole below eye of Goldman's picture on rear DJ panel matches First Edition bound in publisher's original grey cloth with spine lettering in red and black. Rear Flap describes Goldman's books "Boy and Girls Together"; "No way to Treat a Lady" ; "The Thing of It Is"; "Father's Day"; "The Season" Light General wear: previous owner address label, red pen mark on page 213, foxed fore edges DATE PUBLISHED: 1973 STATED EDITION: 308. Seller Inventory # 120008
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. An inconceivably beautiful copy in an unclipped jacket with minimal creasing and edgewear. Seller Inventory # 324684
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Clean throughout. DJ bumped with a small tear on bottom edge. Not price clipped. In archival cover. First Printing 1973. Seller Inventory # 062354