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An Egyptian Journal
by Golding, William (SIGNED)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0571135935
- ISBN 13
- 9780571135936
- Seller
-
Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Winchester Massachusetts: Faber and Faber, 1985. First American Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Golding shares his intimate, entertaining and often humerous day-to-day account of this journey made through Egypt shortly after he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983. Book is illustrated with many colour and b/w photographs, most taken by author. 207 pp. plus Illustration Acknowlegments. Black cloth covered boards have gilt text on spine. Tail of spine is bumped near front corner, ow book is as new. Price clipped DJ has corresponding bumping, ow it too is as new. Book is from the collection of Toronto author/poet and frequently host at Harbourfront literary events, Greg Gatenby. His signatures and the year of this book's acquisition are found top ffep and bottom rfep (upside down). " for/ Greg Gatenby /with /gratitude ! /from /William Golding." written with black sharpie. SIGNED by AUTHOR. A rather verbose signature that is usually offered flatsigned only. Bookseller's Inventory # 123034.
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- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003034
- Title
- An Egyptian Journal
- Author
- Golding, William (SIGNED)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0571135935
- ISBN 13
- 9780571135936
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- Winchester Massachusetts
- Date Published
- 1985
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- EGYPT- 1945 - DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL . NILE RIVER VALLEY - DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL. GOLDING, WILLIAM, 1911- - JOURNEYS - EGYPT. NOVELISTS, ENGLISH - 20TH CENTURY - BIOGRAPHY.
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About the Seller
Lower Beverley Better Books
Biblio member since 2014
Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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- Gilt
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