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SHEPARD, SAM, 1943 to 2017

Sam Shepard

American playwright and actor.

Books: 3
Editions tracked: 5
First editions: 3
Nationality: United States

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Earliest first editionBuried ChildUrizen Books, 1979 Most editions trackedA Lie of the Mind2 editions

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First editions, year by year

1979Buried ChildUrizen Books
1981True WestFaber & Faber
1986A Lie of the MindDramatists Play Service

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Buried Child

Sam Shepard · first published 1979

1st Urizen Books1979 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

True West

Sam Shepard · first published 1981

1st Faber & Faber1981 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this
Nelson Doubleday1981 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

A Lie of the Mind

Sam Shepard · first published 1986

1st Dramatists Play Service1986 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this
Metheun1987 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

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When was Sam Shepard born?

Sam Shepard was born in 1943 and died in 2017.

How many Sam Shepard books does MyVolumes track?

We track 3 books by Sam Shepard across 5 editions, 3 of them first editions.

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