Robert Coover

The Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop.
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Robert Coover
Manufacturer: Plume
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Ghost Town
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Ghost Town
Robert Coover
Manufacturer: Grove Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Robert Coover
Manufacturer: McSweeney's
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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The Public Burning (Coover, Robert)
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The Public Burning (Coover, Robert)
Robert Coover
Manufacturer: Grove Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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    		Pricksongs & Descants: Fictions
    Robert Coover
    Manufacturer: Grove Press
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    Briar Rose (Coover, Robert)
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    Robert Coover
    Manufacturer: Grove Press
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    Release Date: 1998-01-01
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    		Gerald's Party (Coover, Robert)
    Robert Coover
    Manufacturer: Grove Press
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    Robert Coover
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    The Grand Hotels (Of Joseph Cornell) (Burning Deck Fiction)
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      Robert Coover
      Manufacturer: Burning Deck
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      Robert Coover
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