Fifth Business
by Robertson Davies
- Used
- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Viking Press, 1970. Very Good/Very Good. New York: The Viking Press, 1970. First U.S. Edition. Octavo. 308 pp. Photo-illustrated dust jacket with "$6.95" price present. Brown and mustard boards stamped in black and yellow; yellow topstain; brown endpapers. Dust jacket lightly worn along edges with a few minor nicks and a couple tears to base of spine with tape mending to verso. Boards lightly shelfworn and binding is sound. Gift inscription to half title verso, interior else unmarked. Very Good.
Synopsis
Fifth Business is a 1970 novel by Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor Robertson Davies. It is the first installment of the Deptford Trilogy and is a story of the life of the narrator, Dunstan Ramsay. It is Davies' best-known novel, and considered his finest. First published by Macmillan of Canada in 1970, Fifth Business was selected 40th on the American Modern Library's "reader's list" of the 100 best novels of the 20th century.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28128
- Title
- Fifth Business
- Author
- Robertson Davies
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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- Verso
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