first edition Hardcover
(c.1988) · New York
by Powers, Richard
New York: Beech Tree Books / William Morrow. Fine in Near Fine dj. (c.1988). First Edition. Hardcover. [a very nice copy, no significant wear to book; the jacket shows just a touch of wear at the base of the spine, effectively invisible in new mylar jacket protector]. "Something is wrong with Eddie Hobson, Sr., father of four, sometime history teacher, quizmaster, black humorist and virtuoso invalid. One child suspects that the man is evading a near escape with the BIg Picture, which he experienced, if ever, during World War II. And another contends that he has simply lost himself in a confidence game with his fellowman. Whatever the case, the man is sick and heading into the illness's homestretch as his children try to discover the nature of his sickness." The acclaimed author's second novel. . (Inventory #: 20222)