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Cherry: A Life of Apsley Cherry-Garrard
by Sara Wheeler
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Good/Good
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Jonathan Cape Ltd, 2001. Hardcover. Good/Good. 2001. 4th Printing. 353 pages. Signed by the author. White pictorial dust jacket over Black cloth with gilt lettering. Half title page has been signed by the Author and dedicated. Contains black and white photographs. Pages are clean and bright, and appear almost good as new. With minimal tanning throughout. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light wear to clipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners.
Synopsis
Sara Wheeler spent seven months in Antarctica in 1995 as writer in residence with the U.S. Polar Program. She is the author of Terra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica, an international bestseller chosen by Beryl Bainbridge as one of the best books of the year, and Travels in a Thin Country, a finalist for the Thomas Cook Award, both available from the Modern Library. From the Hardcover edition.
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- World of Rare Books
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- 1670940524PRI
- Title
- Cherry: A Life of Apsley Cherry-Garrard
- Author
- Sara Wheeler
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape Ltd
- Date Published
- 2001
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- Gilt
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