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Midnight's Children (First Edition)
by RUSHDIE, Salman
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Near fine copy in cloth-backed boards. In a remarkably sharp jacket, with minor sunning to rear panel, but absent typical fading
- Seller
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East Hampton, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. Near fine copy in cloth-backed boards. In a remarkably sharp jacket, with minor sunning to rear panel, but absent typical fading to spine; also near fine. Housed in custom cloth slipcase, with pull-tab chemise.. First American Edition. Octavo. A lovely copy of the 1981 Booker Prize Winner; named The Booker of Bookers in 1993. The most influential book in the history of Postcolonial literature.
Synopsis
Midnight's Children is an epic book of magical realism, a poioumenon about India's transition from British colonialism to independence. It was written by Salman Rushdie in 1981 and is considered an example of postcolonial literature. The story is expressed through various characters and is contexted by actual historical events as with historical fiction. Midnight's Children won both the 1981 Booker Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for the same year.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Harper's Books, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29642
- Title
- Midnight's Children (First Edition)
- Author
- RUSHDIE, Salman
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine copy in cloth-backed boards. In a remarkably sharp jacket, with minor sunning to rear panel, but absent typical fading
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- New York: Alfred A. Knopf
- Date Published
- 1981
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Harper's Books, Inc.
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About the Seller
Harper's Books, Inc.
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East Hampton, New York
About Harper's Books, Inc.
Harper's Books, founded in 1997, is a bookshop and photography gallery located in East Hampton, New York. We are one of the world's leading dealers in photographic literature, with particular emphasis placed on association copies and landmark books presented in exceptional condition. In addition to our book business, we maintain a gallery space where photographs are exhibited in concert with books. Harper's Books is a member of the ABAA, and the only American rare book dealer chosen to exhibit yearly at Paris Photo.
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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