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Finding the Center
by V S Naipaul
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0394537777
- ISBN 13
- 9780394537771
- Seller
-
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
A marvelous first printing of the first American edition [Knopf New York 1984], signed by the 2001 winner of the Nobel Prize directly on the title page. The book is in fine condition with no remainder marks, a tight and square binding, with no owner inscriptions or highlighting and no staining or marking. The dust jacket is also in fine condition, not price-clipped ($13.95), with no creases, chips or tears and absolutely minimal shelf wear. It is now protected by an archival cover which is easily removable, with no tape or adhesive used. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information concerning this very collectible book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- C&S Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001124
- Title
- Finding the Center
- Author
- V S Naipaul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394537777
- ISBN 13
- 9780394537771
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1984
- Pages
- 176
- Size
- 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall
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About the Seller
C&S Books
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Windsor, Ontario
About C&S Books
At C&S Books we have been collecting books for many years. We appreciate the beauty of a truly collectible book, with regard to both edition and condition. We maintain a small inventory of carefully curated first editions, many signed by award winning authors.
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- Fine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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