Silence
by Endo, Shusaku
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Peter Owen , 1976. First UK edition, first printing. Published by Peter Owen in London, 1976. This is a very good (or better) copy. The dust wrapper, featuring the frontal Graham Greene review. There is a major stain on the rear panel, at the bottom of the spine and at the front panel. This casts this copy down from very near fine condition. There is slight edge wear present. It has not been price clipped. The boards are free from notable chips and marks, and are pristine in the black publisher's cloth. The text blocks are bright and white throughout, though so slightly foxed on the top edge. Overall, this is a very good (or better) copy. One of the greatest novels of the twentieth century, a meditation on faith and suffering. The lead character's inability to reconcile the imagined glory of martyrdom with the grotesque reality is especially affecting. Frequently compared to Greene's The Power and the Glory; its genius is of a similar magnitude, but it is a truly unique novel. Ivor Kaplan's dustjacket shows an isolated, crucified Christ.
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Details
- Bookseller
- John Atkinson Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16111
- Title
- Silence
- Author
- Endo, Shusaku
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Peter Owen
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1976
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...