London: Chatto & Windus/The Hogarth Press . This is a Near Fine Copy of this Book in Publisher's blue coloured cloth with bright gilt title lettering to spine,in a Near Fine Dust-Jacket,that has no chips or tears to the outer edges of the wrapper but with sunned spine.Not Price clipped (with £7.95 showing to inner flap) This copy has been Signed by Howard Jacobson on the Title Page.The Author's first major novel and an uncompromisingly hysterical Jewish Novel.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and with no leaning to spine.The text block remains clean internally with just a little spotting to the top edge of the book.A great addition to any collection of his works with the dust-jacket well protected in a removable cover sleeve,8vo 202pp First UK Edition 1st Impression [1983] . Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st Printing. 1983.

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Howard Jacobson is the author of four works of nonfiction and several novels, including The Finkler Question , which won the Man Booker Prize; The Mighty Walzer , which won the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Award for comic writing; and Who's Sorry Now? , which was long-listed for the Booker Prize. He has a weekly column for The Independent and regularly reviews and writes for The Guardian , The Times, and The Evening Standard . Jacobson has also done several specials for British television. He lives in London.

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Bookseller: Richard Thornton Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 77553
Title: Coming From Behind (Signed Copy)
Author: Jacobson,Howard
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0701126582
ISBN 13: 9780701126582
Publisher: Chatto & Windus/The Hogarth Press
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1983
Size: 8vo.
Keywords: Signed
Bookseller catalogs: MODERN FIRSTS;

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