Cork
by BOYD, William; BECK, Ian (illus.)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 094802190X
- ISBN 13
- 9780948021909
- Seller
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London, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Ulysses, 1994. Hardcover. Fine. Edition limited to 236 copies, of which this is no. 112. Unpaginated. 27 cm. B&w frontispiece and decorations by Beck. Pale yellow paper-covered boards patterned in green with dark green morocco spine lettered in gilt. Wrapped in mylar (removed for photo).
A pragmatic young British widow, proprietor of a cork-processing factory, embarks on an affair with her husband's former office manager, although her lover will meet only once a year. Punctuating the story are excerpts from a monograph on the peculiar traits of cork trees, injecting a seemingly dry scientific treatise into a tale of passion. As it turns out, the rare characters of cork''lightness, impermeability, elasticity''and the love affair have much in common.
A pragmatic young British widow, proprietor of a cork-processing factory, embarks on an affair with her husband's former office manager, although her lover will meet only once a year. Punctuating the story are excerpts from a monograph on the peculiar traits of cork trees, injecting a seemingly dry scientific treatise into a tale of passion. As it turns out, the rare characters of cork''lightness, impermeability, elasticity''and the love affair have much in common.
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- Bookseller
- Attic Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 134906
- Title
- Cork
- Author
- BOYD, William; BECK, Ian (illus.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 094802190X
- ISBN 13
- 9780948021909
- Publisher
- Ulysses
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- Short stories, Literature, Erotica
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...