Greetings, you are bidding on - Reservation Blues by Sherman Alexie.  

  "First Warner Books printing: September 1996" numberline "10 9", $13.99 price.  

  Trade softcover, actual copy, no stock images.  

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  Edited quotes, "With the same brilliant mix of dark humor, sorrow, and cultural awareness Alexie's first novel tells the bittersweet story of an all-Indian blues 

  and rock-and-roll band.  Thomas Builds-the-Fire is the Spokane Reservation's resident storyteller, but everyone ignores him.  Driving around, he happens 

  upon legendary blues singer Robert Johnson, who says he's been drawn to the reservation by recurring dreams of Big Mom, an ancient, mysterious woman 

  who lives in the clouds.  Johnson, now claiming that he faked his death in 1938, believes that Big Mom alone can relieve the burden he acquired 60 years ago,

  when he made his famous deal at the crossroads with the devil.  After Thomas leads Johnson to Big Mom, he inherits the singer's enchanted guitar.

  Touched by its power, he decides to form a blues band, recruiting a guitarist, a drummer, and two backup singers from Spokane and another nearby reservation.

  Their band, Coyote Springs, soon attracts attention from whites, including groupies Betty and Veronica and Cavalry Records A&R men Sheridan and Wright,

   who appear to be the reincarnations of notoriously ruthless 19th-century US Cavalry officers.  Careening nearly out of control, Alexie's playfully mixes past 

  and present, fanciful dreams with the harsh reality of a tribe whose traditional livelihood is fishing,  and who are now stuck on land with dammed-up rivers.  

  His razor wit is at its most poignant when dealing with Indian tradition, hope, and despair,  as his characters confront white religion and duplicity.  Alexie 

  successfully dances around culture-clash cliches in this fresh, vibrant modern fairy tale.  Blues as biting and timeless as any by Robert Johnson or Bessie Smith."

  Overall condition is very good.  Trade paperback, a sound copy, has normal shelfwear, some signs of age.  

  No untold folds, creases & wrinkle lines, rips, tears, chips.  Textured covers clean, good gloss, some age tone. 

  No stains, heavy grime, foxing, age spots,  liquid issues.  Panels have rubbing.  Front thin edge rubs on spine ends, top a wider line mark off (to maroon square).

  Spine edge a seam & surface line.  Few little marks & dashes on artwork, a bottom edge line mark (inch from spine).  Back a corner mark, edge rubs top spine end.  

  Bottom edge rub marks, short bruises.  Spine edge a seam line.  Small mark off middle bottom edge (red lines), line bruise lower red quotes, line mark top 2 quotes 

  bottom white square.  Random little marks, short bruises.  Edges are sound, some rub wear.  Front top wider line mark off by spine, fronts a few rubs & small bruises.  

  Front bottom a short mark left side red lines.  Top back & left a few short rubs, small bruises.  Back bottom rub marks, bruising.  Corners are sound, fronts thin tip edge

  rubs.  Back bottom short point mark, bottom edge rub marks.  Spine a shorter surface line off bottom end (under "XIE"), some thin impressions.  Covers lay flat.  Spine

  ends are sound, have edge rubs, top a back corner mark, bottom edge bruises, few short lines off.  Spine has rubs.  Edge pretty flat & square - no tears, chips.  Lettering

  intact, good gloss.  Seams fairly smooth.  No heavy slant or twist, text block near square. 

  Interior is clean & complete.  Pages are sound, have darker age tone (printed with acidic materials).  

  No rips, tears, missing pages, untold creases, wrinkle lines, folds, frays, chips.  Random age & print specks.  

  No stains, heavy grime, foxing, age spots, liquid issues, writing.  Covers & binding tight - No loose pages, splits, hinges sound.

  Random short tip or thin point rubs.  Majority of corners are flat & square. Right closed edges a short lower mark off front cover.  

  Top closed edges a row of short & little marks (right side of front cover red lines).  An occasional rub mark or bruise.  Pages a 

  published texture, do not show large heavy markings, are pretty flat & smooth.  

  Closed page edges are clean & sound, have darker age tone, (pics #10-12 tops first, compressed for scans).  

  No foxing, age spots, stains, heavy grime, liquid or remainder marks.  Tops a row of short & little marks, some rubs.  

  Rights a short lower mark off front cover, some small/short rubs.  Bottoms a front edge mark, short back edge rub mark, few rubs.  

  Edges in mostly decent shape, no real harsh wear, severe ageing.

  Trade paperback, has normal shelfwear, some signs of age.  Covers some marks, corner & edge wear.  

  Pages are sound, a few edge marks, do not show large heavy markings.  No major traumas, severe issues, harsh page wear.

  All that said?  Yes, reads just fine.  Thank you for taking the time to look.  Questions? Please  Email. 

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