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The Guide: A Novel
by Narayan, R.K
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0140054537
- ISBN 13
- 9780140054538
- Seller
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Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
NY: Penguin Books, 1980. Stamped and former owner's inked name on upper corner ffep. Else textblock is clean and tight. All page edges are crisp and sound. Illustrated front cover, light reading creases along spine on front cover, minor folding to corners and minimal shelf rubbing on back cover. 220pp.. Wraps. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback.
Synopsis
Formerly India's most corrupt tourist guide, Raju-just released from prison- seeks refuge in an abandoned temple. Mistaken for a holy man, he plays the part and succeeds so well that God himself intervenes to put Raju's newfound sanctity to the test. Narayan's most celebrated novel, The Guide won him the National Prize of the Indian Literary Academy, his country's highest literary honor.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Clausen Books, RMABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SB12596
- Title
- The Guide: A Novel
- Author
- Narayan, R.K
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0140054537
- ISBN 13
- 9780140054538
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- India Fiction, India Novel, Holy Man Novel, Holy Man Fiction
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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