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Owls Head: On the Nature of Things
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Quantuck Lane Pr & the Mill rd
Publication date
November 30, 2007
Pages
239
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781593720339
ISBN-10
1593720335
Dimensions
0.50 by 4.75 by 7.25 in.
Weight
0.62 lbs.
Original list price
$14.95
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: A derelict antiques and scrap metal business in Owls Head, Maine, is the setting of this multi-layered word-portrait of its owner, William Buckminster, proprietor of an extraordinary collection of discarded and decaying items, no-longer-functioning remnants of previous lives. Buckminster's world, which includes both his vaunted talents in the local pool halls and his sure knowledge of the seemingly endless number of fascinating objects from his vast supply, are inspiration for Purcell's carefully crafted meditation on collecting and entropy, and the signals both send to those of us willing to pay attention. 34 duotone footnote photographs.
Editions
Hardcover
from Quantuck Lane Pr & the Mill rd (November 1, 2003); titled "Owl's Head"
9780971454866 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $25.00
About: A meditation on time, history, and decay explores the author's twenty-year relationship with William Buckminster, a Maine junk dealer with an incredible collection of items ranging from an iron lung to a miniature bed of nails.
About: A meditation on time, history, and decay explores the author's twenty-year relationship with William Buckminster, a Maine junk dealer with an incredible collection of items ranging from an iron lung to a miniature bed of nails.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
from Quantuck Lane Pr & the Mill rd (November 30, 2007); titled "Owls Head: On the Nature of Things"
9781593720339 | details & prices | 239 pages | 4.75 × 7.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.62 lbs | List price $14.95
About: A derelict antiques and scrap metal business in Owls Head, Maine, is the setting of this multi-layered word-portrait of its owner, William Buckminster, proprietor of an extraordinary collection of discarded and decaying items, no-longer-functioning remnants of previous lives.
About: A derelict antiques and scrap metal business in Owls Head, Maine, is the setting of this multi-layered word-portrait of its owner, William Buckminster, proprietor of an extraordinary collection of discarded and decaying items, no-longer-functioning remnants of previous lives.
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