When the World Was Steady
by Messud, Claire
Claire Messud was educated at Cambridge and Yale. Her first novel, When the World Was Steady, and her most recent book, The Hunters, were both finalists for the PEN/Faulkner Award; her second novel, The Last Life, was a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year and Editor's Choice at The Village Voice. All three of her books were New York Times Notable Books of the Year. She has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Radcliffe Fellowship, and is the current recipient of the Straus Living Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives in Somerville, Massachusetts, with her husband and children.
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When The World Was Steady.
by MESSUD, Claire.
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- 1995.
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When the World Was Steady
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When the World was Steady: A Novel
by Messud, Claire
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New York: Granta Books, 1994. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover, 270 pages. Very good pictorial dust jacket with minor rubbing to back. Authors first book. Record # 803783 Item Price
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When The World Was Steady (SIGNED)
by Claire Messud
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London, England: Granta Books/Penguin Books, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 270 pp. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by the author Claire Messud (1966-) and inscribed by her on the title page to Greg Gatenby- Canadian writer and founder of the International Festival of Authors: " To Greg Warmest wishes Claire Messud."… Read more about this item Item Price
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WHEN THE WORLD WAS STEADY
by Messud, Claire
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NY: Granta Books, 1994. First US edition, first prnt. Inscribed by Messud on the title page. "For Darlene with best wishes Claire Messud October 20, 2000." Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Messud's first novel.. Inscribed & Dated by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
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When the World Was Steady
by Claire Messud
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When the World Was Steady
by Messud, Claire
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- 1994
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When the World Was Steady
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When the World Was Steady
by Messud, Claire
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When the World Was Steady
by Messud, Claire
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Vintage, 2007. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 270 pp., a clean, unmarked copy with just a touch of staining on the ffep, else Near Fine with a tight, uncreased spine. Item Price
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When the World Was Steady
by Messud, Claire
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WHEN THE WORLD WAS STEADY
by CLAIRE MESSUD
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LONDON: GRANTA BOOKS. Ex-library book. Hard cover with dust jacket. Clear plastic cover over dust jacket. Not price clipped. Residue of issuing form on front free endpaper. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. The author's first novel. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1994. Item Price
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When the World Was Steady: A Novel
by Messud, Claire
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W. W. Norton & Company, 8/29/2017. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. Very Good Condition- May show some limited signs of wear and may have a black line or red dot on edge of pages. Pages and dust cover are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. Item Price
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When the World Was Steady
by Messud, Claire
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Granta Books, 1996. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. A Good copy. Book has shelfwear, bumped corners, smudges on covers & edges of text block, toning to pages, and a cocked spine. Interior is tight, clean, and unmarked. Item Price
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When the World Was Steady
by Messud, Claire
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Granta Books, 1996. First Edition/First Printing . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). First paperback edition. French wraps. Several interior pages are wavy, o/w nice and tight.
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WHEN THE WORLD WAS STEADY
by Messud, Claire
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When the World Was Steady
by Claire Messud
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- Published
- 1995
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- Paperback
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Granta, 1995. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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