A collection of three stories, "The Magic Striptease" ranges in moods from comic to grim. The title story is of Jacob Quirk, a talented mimic who is able to transform himself into anyone and anything, including a postman, cop, laundryman, and crook. The second story, "The Noise of Strangers", tells the story of Sheriff Jack Riddle, and his struggle to determine justice and regulate the law. The final story, "The Satyr Shall Cry", is told with multiple viewpoints and illustrates a grisly double murder in Paradise Springs, ...
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A collection of three stories, "The Magic Striptease" ranges in moods from comic to grim. The title story is of Jacob Quirk, a talented mimic who is able to transform himself into anyone and anything, including a postman, cop, laundryman, and crook. The second story, "The Noise of Strangers", tells the story of Sheriff Jack Riddle, and his struggle to determine justice and regulate the law. The final story, "The Satyr Shall Cry", is told with multiple viewpoints and illustrates a grisly double murder in Paradise Springs, Florida.
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Add this copy of The Magic Striptease: a Novel (Voices of the South) to cart. $15.34, very good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by LSU Press.
Add this copy of The Magic Striptease: a Novel (Voices of the South) to cart. $15.68, very good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by LSU Press.
Add this copy of The Magic Striptease to cart. $23.95, very good condition, Sold by Dorley House Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hagerstown, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1973 by Doubleday & Co.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. First edition. Foxing on the top page edge else near fine in a very good dust jacket with fading on the spine and some foxing.
Add this copy of The Magic Striptease to cart. $31.96, good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1973 by Doubleday Books.
Add this copy of The Magic Striptease to cart. $37.00, very good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1973 by Doubleday.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. First edition. Jacket illustration by Wendell Minor. Slight foxing on topedge, modest rubbing on the spine, near fine in a very good dust jacket with a faint dampstain on the spine. Publisher's complimentary card laid in, with handwritten note "Send to schoolhouse" on it.
Add this copy of The Magic Striptease to cart. $67.00, very good condition, Sold by Thomas Dorn, ABAA rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Canton, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1973 by Garden City: Doubleday and Company, Inc., 1973. 1st ed..
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1973, Garden City: Doubleday and Company, Inc., 1973. 1st ed.
Publisher:
Garden City: Doubleday and Company, Inc., 1973. 1st ed.
Published:
1973
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English
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11485753403
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Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. Inscribed by Author(s) 8vo. 272 pp. Original black cloth binding. This has an interesting and humorous INSCRIPTION from Garrett to Bill Starr on the half-title page and the title page. On the latter he has inscribed the book to a couple, thanking them, then crossed through it with the additional words above: "Sorry about that, Bill...." and then on the half-title page: "Never mind the title page. This one is really and truly for Bill Starr. In gratitude & with all best wishes, George Garrett Sept. '79." Bill Starr, author and reviewer, has been at the very forefront for over three decades of advancing Southern Literature, first as Book Review Editor for The State in Columbia, SC for which he wrote hundreds of insightful, intelligent reviews for both emerging as well as established writers, and more recently as the Executive Director of Georgia Center for the Book in Decatur, GA. Light rubbing at the extremities else near fine in a very good DJ with some soil rear panel.
Add this copy of The Magic Striptease to cart. $82.00, very good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1973 by Doubleday & Co.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. First edition. Small stain on page 3, modest edgewear, spine cocked, near fine in a very good dustwrapper light age-toning, short tears on spine ends and corners. Inscribed to fellow author Nicholas Delbanco and his wife from the author on the title page.
Add this copy of The Magic Striptease to cart. $10.99, good condition, Sold by Books From California rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Simi Valley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1973 by Doubleday.
