A History Of the World In 10 1/2 Chapters
by Barnes, Julian
Julian Barnes was born in Leicester in 1946 and educated in London and Oxford. He worked as a lexicographer on the Oxford English Dictionary, then as a journalist for the New Statesman, the Sunday Times and the Observer. He is the author of eight novels, a collection of essays, a book of short stories, and is the first Englishman to have won both the Prix Medicis and the Prix Femina. In 1988 he was made a Chevalier and in 1995 he became an Officier de L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
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A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters
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PAN MACMILLAN. Good. 5.12 x 0.87 x 7.76 inches. Paperback. 1990. 320 pages. Text very tanned. Cover worn.<br>A stowaway aboard Noa h's Ark gives us his account of the Voyage - a surprising, subver sive one, quite unlike the official version - which explains a lo t about how the human race has subsequently developed. A guest le cturer on… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Faint foxing to top closed edges. Slight slant at top of spine (see photo). Dust jacket is scuffed at edge of front spine fold. No other marks or creases. See photos. TB1122 G-1
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A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters (Signed Copy)
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London: Jonathan Cape. This is a Very Good Copy of this book in blue cloth boards with gilt title lettering to spine in a Very Good Dust-Jacket that has no chips or tears to the outer edges,but with modest rubbing to head of spine.The book itself has a few turned corners or thumbing to the page edge corners.Not clipped to… Read more about this item Item Price
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A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters
by Julian Barnes
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London: Picador, 1990 Book. Good. Soft cover. First Paperback Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Entertaining novel which sails through human history since Noah's Ark. 309pp. Fold-out colour reproduction of 'The Raft of Medusa' by Gericault to centre. Slight reading crease to spine and minor sunning to edges, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions.. Item Price
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1989. Hardcover, 3rd reprint, with clipped Mylar-covered dust jacket. Mylar is a little dappled and jacket is lighlty edgeworn. FEP is clipped at upper leading corner. Contents are clean throughout. AD. Hardcover. Very Good. Used. Item Price
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A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters
by BARNES, Julian
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- 1989
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First American edition. Very faint dampstain on bottom edge of rear board, near fine in a very good price-clipped dustwrapper with corresponding dampstain. Item Price
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A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 10 1/2 CHAPTERS.
by Barnes, Julian.
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- 1989
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KNOPF. NY 1989. Very Good in Fine dust jacket. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0394580613 . First American edition. SIGNED by Julian Barnes on title page. Very good in fine dust jacket. (Edges heavily foxed. ) ; 6" x 8 3/4"; 307 pages . Item Price
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Random House, 1989. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Unmarked text. Dust jacket (unclipped) under clear mylar cover. This book is a complete, unsettling, and frequently exhilarating vision of the world, starting with the voyage of Noah's ark and ending with a sneak preview of heaven. 308p. Measures 6x9 inches. Item Price
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A History Of The World In 10 1/2 Chapters (Vintage Past)
by Barnes, Julian
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Jonathan Cape, London, 1989-06-22. Hardcover. Very Good. 3.3974 in x 21.9833 in x 13.5897 in. Item Price
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A History of The World in 10 1/2 Chapters (Signed First Edition)
by BARNES, Julian
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. First U.S. edition, first printing. Hardcover. 307 pages. A terrific novel from the author of "Flaubert's Parrot" and the Booker Prize winning "The Sense of Ending." A clean very near fine copy in paper covered boards with a cloth spine and in a near fine dust jacket with some very minute wear. Signed… Read more about this item Item Price
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A History of The World In 10 1/2 Chapters
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First American edition. Spine ends and corners lightly bumped, very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with light age-toning on spine and edges. A novel. Item Price
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A History of The World in 10 1/2 Chapters
by BARNES, Julian
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Spine ends and corners lightly bumped, near fine in a near fine dust jacket with short tear on top corner on front panel. A novel. Item Price
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A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters
by BARNES, Julian
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Slightly cocked spine else near fine in a near fine dust jacket with slight toning and edgewear. Item Price
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A History Of The World In 10 1/2 Chapters
by Barnes, Julian
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- 1989
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Jonathan Cape, 1989. 6th impression.. Hardback. Imitation cloth, dj, VG/VG. 309pp, folding colour plate, spine faded & edge of the dustjaket rather bumped, a good reading copy. An audacious fictional history of the world, by the Booker winning author. Item Price
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A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters
by BARNES, Julian
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- 1989
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A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters: A Novel
by Barnes, Julian
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- 1989
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6x1x8. First American edition. Jacket lightly toned. Top page ridge faintly foxed. 1989 Hard Cover. 307 pp. It's a hilariously revisionist account of Noah's ark, narrated by a passenger who doesn't appear in Genesis. It's a sneak preview of heaven. It encompasses the stories… Read more about this item Item Price
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A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters
by BARNES, Julian
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- 1989
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. Softcover. Very Good. Uncorrected proof. Blue wrappers. A small stain on the bottom page edge and some toning else very good with publisher's material stapled to the verso of the front wrapper. Item Price
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A History Of The World In 10 1/2 Chapters (Vintage Past)
by Barnes, Julian
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- 1989-06-22
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