The Pesthouse
by Crace, Jim
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0385520751
- ISBN 13
- 9780385520751
- Seller
-
Evanston, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 2007. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Another masterfully crafted novel from Crace, previous winner of the Whitbread prize. A man and a woman struggle across a desolate, ravaged America, trying to reach the east coast and a boat for England. Near fine in a VG jacket. Jacket has a bit of wear, some light soil to rear panel. Top edge of book has a little unusual wear-- 3-4 inches near spine have a rough texture. Text unaffacted.
Synopsis
Jim Crace is the author of eight previous novels. Being Dead was shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize and won the prestigious National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction in 2000. In 1997, Quarantine was named the Whitbread Novel of the Year and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Crace has also received the Whitbread First Novel Award, the E.M. Foster Award, and the Guardian Award. He lives in Birmingham, England with his wife and two children.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002442
- Title
- The Pesthouse
- Author
- Crace, Jim
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0385520751
- ISBN 13
- 9780385520751
- Publisher
- Nan A. Talese/Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2007
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾"- 9&fr
- Keywords
- APOCAPYPSE FICTION
- X weight
- 0 lbs
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About the Seller
Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books
Biblio member since 2019
Evanston, Illinois
About Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- VG
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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