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Corker's Freedom
by John Berger
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Methuen & Co , 1964. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8" by 5". none . An affectionate, intimate portrait of the dreamer William Corker by award-winning author John Berger. This is a smart first edition copy of John Berger's tender and bittersweet novel. The novel comically follows William Corker who is a deep, dreaming and ambitious sixty-three year old. John Berger is a Booker Prize winning author and art critic. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Some light bumping to the spine. Previous owner bookplate to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound with bright, clean pages. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. The spine is faded and there are some creases to the spine and wraps. Some discolouration to the joints. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 818B15
- Title
- Corker's Freedom
- Author
- John Berger
- Illustrator
- none
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1964
- Size
- 8" by 5"
- Keywords
- john beger corker's freedom modern fiction novel corker's freedom
Terms of Sale
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Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.
About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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