The Luck of Ginger Coffey
by Moore, Brian
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0233969837
- ISBN 13
- 9780233969831
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Andre Deutsch, 1978. The Canadian/Irish author's highly-aclaimed third book. This is a Fine copy of a Later Printing, with a different binding and wrapper; surprisingly much less common that the 1960 issue. Blue cloth binding with titling in gilt on the spine. Clean text; 222 pages. The dustwrapper is Near Fine. Unclipped, it has only some scuff marks on the rear panel. In an archival plastic protector.. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Brian Moore emigrated from Northern Ireland in 1948 and wrote his first three novels while living in Canada. His many honours include two Governor General’s Awards, one of which was awarded for The Luck of Ginger Coffey .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006238
- Title
- The Luck of Ginger Coffey
- Author
- Moore, Brian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- Later Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0233969837
- ISBN 13
- 9780233969831
- Publisher
- Andre Deutsch
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1978
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature (Irish Authors);
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Cloth
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...