101. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Proulx Annie 
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102. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Proulx, Annie 
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103. Bad Dirt: Stories
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104. Bad Dirt: Stories
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105. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Proulx, Annie 
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Description: ISBN10: 0743257995, ISBN13: 9780743257992, [publisher: Scribner, Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.] Hardcover The dust jacket has light edge wear, is lightly rubbed and there is scars on the lower left of the front where a sticker was removed. and the dust jacket is in a Mylar type protector. This is a nice clean and tight copy and there is a small strip of tape with a number on it on the back pastedown. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall [Brainerd, MN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2004]  

106. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Proulx, Annie 
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107. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Proulx, Annie 
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108. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Proulx, Annie 
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109. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Proulx Annie 
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110. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Proulx, Annie 
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111. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Annie Proulx 
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112. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Annie Proulx 
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113. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Proulx Annie 
Price: USD 9.45
Dealer: Biblio, Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller
Description: Scribner Book Company, Date: 2004. First edition. Hard cover. Like New/Fine. Some light edgewear to dustjacket. "an array of stories, all set in Wyoming, that feature colorful, eccentric, and moving characters who have a profound effect on the people around them, in such tales as "The Trickle Down Effect," "The Contest", and "What Kind of Furniture Would Jesus Pick?" "Edna Ann Proulx (/ˈpruː/; born August 22, 1935) is an American novelist, short story writer, and journalist. She has written most frequently as Annie Proulx but has also used the names E. Annie Proulx and E.A. Proulx. She won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction for her first novel, Postcards. Her second novel, The Shipping News (1993), won both the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction and was adapted as a 2001 film of the same name. Her short story "Brokeback Mountain" was adapted as an Academy Award, BAFTA and Golden Globe Award-winning motion picture released in 2005". 2004. Scribner Book Company ISBN 0743257995 9780743257992 [US] 

114. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Proulx, Annie 
Price: USD 9.67
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115. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Proulx, Annie 
Price: USD 9.95
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Description: Scribner 2004 Hardcover Very good In archival mylar jacket First Edition. First edition, first printing. DJ with light wear, now protected in archival mylar. Boards and spine tight. Nice copy, with little to no wear. No apparent marks throughout this book. No creasing to cover and spine. Tracking available on most domestic orders. 

116. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Proulx, Annie 
Price: USD 9.95
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Description: Scribner Book Company 2004 First edition. Hard cover Like New in Fine jacket Some light edgewear to dustjacket. "an array of stories, all set in Wyoming, that feature colorful, eccentric, and moving characters who have a profound effect on the people around them, in such tales as "The Trickle Down Effect, " "The Contest", and "What Kind of Furniture Would Jesus Pick? " "Edna Ann Proulx (/ˈpruËÂ/; born August 22, 1935) is an American novelist, short story writer, and journalist. She has written most frequently as Annie Proulx but has also used the names E. Annie Proulx and E.A. Proulx. She won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction for her first novel, Postcards. Her second novel, The Shipping News (1993), won both the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction and was adapted as a 2001 film of the same name. Her short story "Brokeback Mountain" was adapted as an Academy Award, BAFTA and Golden Globe Award-winning motion picture released in 2005". 

117. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Proulx, Annie 
Price: USD 9.95
Dealer: Abebooks, Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller
Description: ISBN10: 0743257995, ISBN13: 9780743257992, [publisher: Scribner Book Company] Hardcover First Edition Some light edgewear to dustjacket. "an array of stories, all set in Wyoming, that feature colorful, eccentric, and moving characters who have a profound effect on the people around them, in such tales as "The Trickle Down Effect," "The Contest", and "What Kind of Furniture Would Jesus Pick?" "Edna Ann Proulx (/Ë?pruː/; born August 22, 1935) is an American novelist, short story writer, and journalist. She has written most frequently as Annie Proulx but has also used the names E. Annie Proulx and E.A. Proulx. She won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction for her first novel, Postcards. Her second novel, The Shipping News (1993), won both the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction and was adapted as a 2001 film of the same name. Her short story "Brokeback Mountain" was adapted as an Academy Award, BAFTA and Golden Globe Award-winning motion picture released in 2005". [New Castle, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2004]  

118. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Proulx, Annie 
Price: USD 9.95
Dealer: Abebooks, ABC Books
Description: ISBN10: 0743257995, ISBN13: 9780743257992, [publisher: Scribner] Hardcover First Edition. First edition, first printing. DJ with light wear, now protected in archival mylar. Boards and spine tight. Nice copy, with little to no wear. No apparent marks throughout this book. No creasing to cover and spine. Tracking available on most domestic orders. [Springfield, MO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2004]  

119. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Proulx Annie 
Price: USD 9.99
Dealer: Biblio, Russell Books Ltd
Description: Simon & Schuster. Used - Good. Bargain book! Simon & Schuster ISBN 0743257995 9780743257992 [CA] 

120. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Proulx, Annie 
Price: USD 9.99
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121. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2 Proulx, Annie
by Proulx, Annie 
Price: USD 10.00
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Description: Scribner Book Company 2004 Hard cover New 

122. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Proulx, Annie 
Price: USD 10.00
Dealer: Alibris, A Turn of the Page Books via Alibris
Description: Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A. Scribner 2004 1st Edition Hardcover Fine in Good jacket Book "The stories in Annie Proulx's new collection are peopled by characters who struggle with circumstances beyond their control in a kind of rural noir half-light. Trouble comes at them from unexpected angles, and they will themselves through it, hardheaded and resourceful. Bound by the land and by custom, they inhabit worlds that are often isolated, dangerous, and in Proulx's bold prose, stunningly vivid. In 'What Kind of Furniture Would Jesus Pick? ' rancher Gilbert Wolfscale, alienated from his sons, bewildered by his criminal ex-wife, gets shoved down his throat the fact that the old-style ranch life has gone. Several stories concern the eccentric denizens of Elk Tooth, a tiny hamlet where life revolves around three bars. Elk Toothers enter beard-growing contests, scrape together a living hauling hay, catch poachers in unorthodox ways. 'Man Crawling out of Trees' is about urban newcomers from the east and their discovery, too late, that one of them has violated the deepest ethics of the place. Above all, these stories are about the compelling lives of rapidly disappearing rural Americans. Through Proulx's knowledge of the history of Wyoming and the west, her interest in landscape and place, and her sympathy for the sheer will it takes to survive, we see the seared heart of the tough people who live in the emptiest state. Proulx, winner of the Pulitzer, the National Book Award, and many other prizes, has written a collection of spectacularly satisfying stories." A fine copy in good dust jacket. A price tag that was removed from the front of the dust jacket has removed some of the printing. 

123. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Annie Proulx 
Price: USD 10.00
Dealer: Biblio, Beck's Books of Sacramento
Description: New. ISBN 0743257995 9780743257992 [US] 

124. Bad Dirt Wyoming Stories 2
by Annie Proulx 
Price: USD 10.00
Dealer: Abebooks, Town's End Books, ABAA
Description: ISBN10: 0743257995, ISBN13: 9780743257992, [publisher: Scribner, (2004), New York:] Hardcover First Edition First Printing Fine in 1/4 black and purple paper covered boards with bold gilt text stamping on the spine. A small quarto of 9 1/8 by 6 inches. In a fine, unclipped dust jacket. 219 pages. A collection of eleven short stories all taking place in Wyoming. A very handsome and clean copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind. [Deep River, CT, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2004]  

125. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Proulx, Annie 
Price: USD 10.00
Dealer: Abebooks, A Turn of the Page Books
Description: ISBN10: 0743257995, ISBN13: 9780743257992, [publisher: Scribner, Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.] Hardcover First Edition "The stories in Annie Proulx's new collection are peopled by characters who struggle with circumstances beyond their control in a kind of rural noir half-light. Trouble comes at them from unexpected angles, and they will themselves through it, hardheaded and resourceful. Bound by the land and by custom, they inhabit worlds that are often isolated, dangerous, and in Proulx's bold prose, stunningly vivid. In 'What Kind of Furniture Would Jesus Pick?' rancher Gilbert Wolfscale, alienated from his sons, bewildered by his criminal ex-wife, gets shoved down his throat the fact that the old-style ranch life has gone. Several stories concern the eccentric denizens of Elk Tooth, a tiny hamlet where life revolves around three bars. Elk Toothers enter beard-growing contests, scrape together a living hauling hay, catch poachers in unorthodox ways. 'Man Crawling out of Trees' is about urban newcomers from the east and their discovery, too late, that one of them has violated the deepest ethics of the place. Above all, these stories are about the compelling lives of rapidly disappearing rural Americans. Through Proulx's knowledge of the history of Wyoming and the west, her interest in landscape and place, and her sympathy for the sheer will it takes to survive, we see the seared heart of the tough people who live in the emptiest state. Proulx, winner of the Pulitzer, the National Book Award, and many other prizes, has written a collection of spectacularly satisfying stories." A fine copy in good dust jacket. A price tag that was removed from the front of the dust jacket has removed some of the printing. [Fishers, IN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2004]  

126. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Proulx, Annie 
Price: USD 10.00
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Description: ISBN10: 0743257995, ISBN13: 9780743257992, [publisher: Scribner] Hardcover First Edition Publisher: Scribner, New York, 2004.FINE hardcover book in FINE dust-jacket. Pristine. As new. Unread. First Edition, First Printing. All of our books with dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective sleeves. [Sedro Woolley, WA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2004]  

127. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Proulx, Annie 
Price: USD 10.12
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Description: ISBN10: 0743257995, ISBN13: 9780743257992, [publisher: Scribner] Hardcover Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders. [Greenfield, MA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2004]  

128. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Annie Proulx 
Price: USD 10.28
Dealer: Alibris, Gavin's Books via Alibris
Description: Scribner 2004 First Edition Hardcover Used-Very Good in Very Good jacket Little wear. 

129. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Proulx Annie 
Price: USD 10.98
Dealer: Biblio, Wonder Book
Description: Scribner. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp. Scribner ISBN 0743257995 9780743257992 [US] 

130. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Proulx Annie 
Price: USD 11.00
Dealer: Biblio, The Haunted Bookshop, LLC
Description: Scribner, Date: 2004. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket/Very Good. 2004. Scribner ISBN 0743257995 9780743257992 [US] 

131. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Proulx, Annie 
Price: USD 11.00
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Description: ISBN10: 0743257995, ISBN13: 9780743257992, [publisher: Scribner] Hardcover [Iowa City, IA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2004]  

132. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Proulx Annie 
Price: USD 11.99
Dealer: Biblio, The Dusty Bookcase
Description: Book and dust jacket are in fine condition. The image provided is the actual book I'm offering for sale. No markings or damage to any pages. No sunning. No clips. Structure of the book (covers, binding, spine, hinges) is tight and free of damage. Page block is nice and square. Cut pages. Additional photos will be provided upon request to ensure the quality and integrity of your book purchase. Date: 2004. Scribner ISBN 0743257995 9780743257992 [US] 

133. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Annie Proulx 
Price: USD 12.00
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Description: New York: Scribner. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. cDate: 2004.. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0743257995 . Tight new-looking book with thin inscription to top of front endpaper; in crisp dust jacket. . 2004. Scribner ISBN 0743257995 9780743257992 [CA] 

134. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Annie Proulx 
Price: USD 12.00
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135. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Proulx, Annie 
Price: USD 12.50
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Description: Scribner 2004 Hardcover Very Good in Very Good dust jacket in Very Good jacket 

136. Bad Dirt Wyoming Stories 2
by Proulx, Annie 
Price: USD 12.80
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Description: Scribner 2004 First ed; First Printing Paperback Very Good in Very Good-dust jacket 0743257995. 9.7 X 6.5 X 1.0 inches; 240 pages. 

137. Bad Dirt Wyoming Stories 2
by Proulx Annie 
Price: USD 12.80
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Description: Scribner. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. Date: 2004. First ed; First Printing. Paperback. 0743257995 . 9.7 X 6.5 X 1.0 inches; 240 pages . 2004. Scribner ISBN 0743257995 9780743257992 [US] 

138. Bad Dirt Wyoming Stories 2
by Proulx, Annie 
Price: USD 12.80
Dealer: Abebooks, Ann Becker
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139. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Proulx, Annie 
Price: USD 12.99
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140. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Proulx, E. Annie 
Price: USD 13.00
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Description: New York, NY Scribner 2004 American First Hardcover Very Good in Very Good, Not Price Clipped jacket Book Complete number line from 1 to 10; some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition. 

141. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Annie Proulx 
Price: USD 13.00
Dealer: Abebooks, Isle of Books
Description: ISBN10: 0743257995, ISBN13: 9780743257992, [publisher: Scribner November 2004] Hardcover [Bozeman, MT, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2004]  

142. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Proulx, Annie 
Price: USD 13.50
Dealer: Abebooks, Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA
Description: ISBN10: 0743257995, ISBN13: 9780743257992, [publisher: Scribner] Hardcover First Edition First edition. Near fine in very good jacket. Jacket soiled. 2004 Hard Cover. A new anthology of short fiction by the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author features an array of stories, all set in Wyoming, that feature colorful, eccentric, and moving characters who have a profound effect on the people around them, in such tales as "The Trickle Down Effect," "The Contest", and "What Kind of Furniture Would Jesus Pick [Webster, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2004]  

143. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Annie Proulx 
Price: USD 13.60
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144. Bad Dirt Wyoming Stories 2
by Proulx Annie 
Price: USD 14.00
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Description: Scribner. Fine in Fine dust jacket. Date: 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. 0743257995 . About new book in crisp dust jacket. ; 9.3 X 6.2 X 0.9 inches; 240 pages . 2004. Scribner ISBN 0743257995 9780743257992 [CA] 

145. Bad Dirt Wyoming Stories 2
by Proulx, Annie 
Price: USD 14.00
Dealer: Abebooks, B-Line Books
Description: ISBN10: 0743257995, ISBN13: 9780743257992, [publisher: Scribner] Hardcover First Edition About new book in crisp dust jacket. ; 9.3 X 6.2 X 0.9 inches; 240 pages [Amherst, NS, Canada] [Publication Year: 2004]  

146. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by PROULX, Annie 
Price: USD 14.55
Dealer: ZVAB, Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA
Description: ISBN10: 0743257995, ISBN13: 9780743257992, [publisher: Scribners, New York] Hardcover First Edition First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 219 pages. The third collection of stories from the author of the Pen/Faulkner winning novel "Postcards" and the Pulitzer Prize winning "The Shipping News." A follow up collection to her classic "Close Range, Wyoming Stories." A fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket. [Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2004]  

147. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Proulx Annie 
Price: USD 14.99
Dealer: Biblio, Russell Books Ltd
Description: Simon & Schuster. Used - Good. Simon & Schuster ISBN 0743257995 9780743257992 [CA] 

148. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Proulx, Annie 
Price: USD 14.99
Dealer: Abebooks, Russell Books
Description: ISBN10: 0743257995, ISBN13: 9780743257992, [publisher: Simon & Schuster] Hardcover [Victoria, BC, Canada] [Publication Year: 2004]  

149. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by PROULX Annie 
Price: USD 15.00
Dealer: ABAA, Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA
Description: New York: Scribners, Date: 2004. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 219 pages. The third collection of stories from the author of the Pen/Faulkner winning novel "Postcards" and the Pulitzer Prize winning "The Shipping News." A follow up collection to her classic "Close Range, Wyoming Stories." A fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket. 2004. Scribners ISBN 0743257995 US 

150. Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2
by Proulx, Annie 
Price: USD 15.00
Dealer: Alibris, A Turn of the Page Books via Alibris
Description: Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A. Scribner 2004 1st Edition 1/4 Cloth; Paper Boards Fine in Fine jacket Book Fine copy in a like unclipped dust jacket. "The stories in Annie Proulx's new collection are peopled by characters who struggle with circumstances beyond their control in a kind of rural noir half-light. Trouble comes at them from unexpected angles, and they will themselves through it, hardheaded and resourceful. Bound by the land and by custom, they inhabit worlds that are often isolated, dangerous, and in Proulx's bold prose, stunningly vivid. In 'What Kind of Furniture Would Jesus Pick? ' rancher Gilbert Wolfscale, alienated from his sons, bewildered by his criminal ex-wife, gets shoved down his throat the fact that the old-style ranch life has gone. Several stories concern the eccentric denizens of Elk Tooth, a tiny hamlet where life revolves around three bars. Elk Toothers enter beard-growing contests, scrape together a living hauling hay, catch poachers in unorthodox ways. 'Man Crawling out of Trees' is about urban newcomers from the east and their discovery, too late, that one of them has violated the deepest ethics of the place. Above all, these stories are about the compelling lives of rapidly disappearing rural Americans. Through Proulx's knowledge of the history of Wyoming and the west, her interest in landscape and place, and her sympathy for the sheer will it takes to survive, we see the seared heart of the tough people who live in the emptiest state. Proulx, winner of the Pulitzer, the National Book Award, and many other prizes, has written a collection of spectacularly satisfying stories."-Publisher.