In Custody
by DESAI, ANITA
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 043418635X
- ISBN 13
- 9780434186358
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Heinemann, 1984. First Edition, First printing. Hard Cover. FINE BOOK IN NEAR-FINE DUST JACKET WITH SLIGHTLY SUNNED SPINE. NO WRITING, NAMES, OR MARKS. Source of the 1993 Merchant-Ivory film of the same name.
Synopsis
Anita Desai was born and educated in India. Her novels Fasting Feasting , Clear Light of Day and In Custody were shortlisted for the Booker Prize. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and of the American Academy of Arts and Letters as well as a Fellow at Girton College, Cambridge. She teaches in the Writing Program at M.I.T. and divides her time between India, Massachusetts and England.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mark Post, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23502
- Title
- In Custody
- Author
- DESAI, ANITA
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 043418635X
- ISBN 13
- 9780434186358
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1984
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About the Seller
Mark Post, Bookseller
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San Francisco, California
About Mark Post, Bookseller
Specializing in American, European, and Military History, and all sujects relating to Scotland. Also a large selection of uncommon first editions of literature, including historical and western fiction.
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- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...