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Tidings
by William Wharton
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1988. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A fine first edition presentation copy of this touching novel, inscribed by the author to the publisher William Wharton. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.Author's presentation copy, inscribed by the author to the half-title, 'To Tom, Who made a very beautiful version of a book which means much to me, thank you, William Wharton, 3-17-88'.Tom Maschler"s bookplate to the front pastedown. Maschler is a publisher who worked for Jonathan Cape, who discovered and published authors including Ian McEwan and Gabriel Garcia Marquez.'Tidings' is a novel following an American philopsher living in Paris, who is struggling with reality.Written by William Wharton, who is best known for his first novel, 'Birdy'. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, fine. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Dustwrapper is fine with just a couple of very light marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean. Author's inscription to the half-title. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 712P17
- Title
- Tidings
- Author
- William Wharton
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1988
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- tidings william wharton tom maschler philopsher william wharton paris reality
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
About 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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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
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