Summertime Scenes from Provincial Life
by J. M. Coetzee
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Harvill Secker , 2009. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8.5" by 5.5". None. The first edition of the third of J. M. Coetzee's fictionalized memoirs, this volume discussing his life in Cape Town in the 1970s, in the unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition of the work. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. Shortlisted for the 2009 Man Booker Prize. 'Summertime' is the third volume in J. M. Coetzee's fictionalised memoirs. This novel largely takes place in the 1970s in Cape Town. The first two novels in the trilogy are 'Boyhood' and 'Youth'. John Maxwell Coetzee, was awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature for his novel 'Disgrace'. He was also awarded the Booker Prize for the same work. Coetzee is the first person to ever win the Booker Prize twice, having already won it in 1983 for Life &Times of Michael K. In the original cloth binding in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally in lovely condition. Dustwrapper is in excellent condition with minor shelf wear only. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with minor age toning. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 677K1
- Title
- Summertime Scenes from Provincial Life
- Author
- J. M. Coetzee
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harvill Secker
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2009
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Booker Prize Coetzee Disgrace Coetzee
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Rooke Books
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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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- First Edition
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- Dustwrapper
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Shelf Wear
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