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Handwriting
by Ondaatje, Michael (SIGNED)
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- As New/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0771068778
- ISBN 13
- 9780771068775
- Seller
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Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto, ON, Canada: Ballantine Books, 1998. True First Edition, 1st Printing . Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Lionel Wendt (DJ Photograph). Number line: 1 2 3 4 5 02 01 00 99 98. " Handwriting is a poetic achievement by a writer at the height of his creative powers." (front flap) The poems were written between 1993 and 1998 in Sri Lanka and Canada. 78 pp. Gray cloth covered boards have gilt text.decorations spine and front. Unclipped ($ 19.99) DJ has tiny bit of edge wear near head of spine, ow it too is as new. Laid in is Press Release from McClelland & Stewart announcing the World Premiere Publication. Book is from the collection of Toronto poet/author and Harbourfront Festival host, Greg Gatenby. The date of acquisition and his signature on ffep. Dedication: " for greg - Oct 1998 ......... This book at Harbourfront, good wishes & thanks Michael Ondaatje" His 'handwriting is difficult to decipher, but I think that's the gist of it. SIGNED by AUTHOR/POET Bookseller's Inventory # 122922.
Synopsis
Michael Ondaatje was born in Sri Lanka and moved to Canada in 1962. He lives in Toronto. Michael Ondaatje's The Cinnamon Peeler , The English Patient , In the Skin of a Lion , Running in the Family , Coming through Slaughter , and The Collected Works of Billy the Kid are available in Vintage paperback.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002922
- Title
- Handwriting
- Author
- Ondaatje, Michael (SIGNED)
- Illustrator
- Lionel Wendt (DJ Photograph)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- True First Edition, 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0771068778
- ISBN 13
- 9780771068775
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- Date Published
- 1998
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lower Beverley Better Books
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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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