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GASS, WILLIAM H., 1924 to 2017

William H. Gass

American fiction writer, critic, philosophy professor.

Books: 2
Editions tracked: 3
First editions: 2
Nationality: United States

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Earliest first editionOmensetter's LuckNew American Library, 1966 Most editions trackedOmensetter's Luck2 editions

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Knopf 1
New American Library 1

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1966Omensetter's LuckNew American Library
1995The TunnelKnopf

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Omensetter's Luck

William H. Gass · first published 1966

1st New American Library1966 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this
Collins1967 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

The Tunnel

William H. Gass · first published 1995

1st Knopf1995 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

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William H. Gass was born in 1924 and died in 2017.

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