THE BEGINNING PLACE
by Le Guin, Ursula K
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine in Mylar Cover
- ISBN 10
- 006012573X
- ISBN 13
- 9780060125738
- Seller
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About This Item
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: HarperCollins, 1980. Minor chipping and rubbing to top of dj with a small crease in top front edge. Previous owners name on ffep. 183 pages.. First Edition First Printing.. A Hardbound Book. Fine/Fine in Mylar Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Trade Book Not Price Clipped.
Synopsis
The Beginning Place is a short novel by Ursula K. Le Guin, written in 1980. It was subsequently published under the title Threshold in 1986. The novel does not belong to any of the cycles for which Le Guin is well known. The story's genre is a mixture of realism and fantasy literature. The novel's epigraph "What river is this through which the Ganges flows?" is quoted from Jorge Luis Borges who is known for his works of magical realism.
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- Bookseller
- HERB RIESSEN-RARE BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2572
- Title
- THE BEGINNING PLACE
- Author
- Le Guin, Ursula K
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine in Mylar Cover
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing.
- ISBN 10
- 006012573X
- ISBN 13
- 9780060125738
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Place of Publication
- Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1980
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- 0-06-012573-X SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Price Clipped
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- First Edition
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