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Master Georgie
by Beryl Bainbridge
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Duckworth, 1998. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. 9" by 5.5". None . A lovely first edition of this historical novel by Beryl Bainbridge, signed by the author and complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work. Signed by the author to the title page. Complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. A historical novel set during the Crimean War, telling of the British experience during the conflict through the adventures of George Hardy, volunteer on the battlefields. Winner of the WG Smith Literary Award in 1999. Nominated for the Booker Prize. Written by Beryl Bainbridge, English author known for her works on psychological fiction and her often macabre tales set among the English working class. She was named in The Times list of the fifty greatest British writers since 1945. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with only minor shelf wear. The dust wrapper is unclipped and lovely with minor shelf wear only. Signed by the author to the title page. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
Synopsis
Master Georgie is a 1998 historical novel by English novelist Beryl Bainbridge. It deals with the British experience of the Crimean War through the adventures of the eponymous central character George Hardy, who volunteers to work on the battlefields. The novel was a New York Times Book Review Notable Book and won the WH Smith Literary Award in 1999. It was nominated for the Booker Prize in what was Bainbridge's fifth nomination.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 800A39
- Title
- Master Georgie
- Author
- Beryl Bainbridge
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Duckworth
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1998
- Size
- 9" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- signed books first editions modern fiction first editions
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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