BEING DEAD
by Crace, Jim
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0670856983
- ISBN 13
- 9780670856985
- Seller
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Fernandina Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
London: Viking, 1999. First edition, first prnt. Signed by Crace on the title page. Beginning page toning. Near Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Crace's sixth novel. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award.
Synopsis
Being Dead is a novel by the English writer Jim Crace, published in 1999. Its principal characters are married zoologists Joseph and Celice and their daughter Syl. The story tells of how Joseph and Celice, on a day trip to the dunes where they met as students, are murdered by an opportunistic thief. Their bodies lie undiscovered for several days, during the course of which their estranged daughter is made aware of their disappearance and, eventually, discovery.
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- Bookseller
- Revere Books, ABAA & IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1090918
- Title
- BEING DEAD
- Author
- Crace, Jim
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0670856983
- ISBN 13
- 9780670856985
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1999
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- Signed First Edition
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