The Eyre Affair
by Jasper Fforde
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- Fine
- Hardcover
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- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2001. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine first UK edition. Signed by Fforde on the title page. The book is clean, square, tight, with no internal markings. The jacket is perfect, without tear or crease and has not been price clipped. Includes a photograph by Fforde, "Scotlandesque Porridge" laid in. Fforde's first novel. Three tongue-in-cheek ads included at the back of the book. A lovely copy.
Synopsis
The Eyre Affair is the first published novel by British author Jasper Fforde, released by Hodder and Stoughton in 2001. It takes place in alternative 1985, where literary detective Thursday Next pursues a master criminal through the world of Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre.
Reviews
On Apr 24 2010, Hadrian5 said:
A wonderful and highly original book, very witty and clever. Almost impossible to categorize. Good for fans of Terry Pratchett and bad puns.
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- Bookseller
- Sellers & Newel Second-Hand Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9799
- Title
- The Eyre Affair
- Author
- Jasper Fforde
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2001
- Pages
- 389
- Keywords
- crime, mystery, alternate history, Wales, first novel, British, Thursday Next
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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