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Waiting for the Barbarians: Essays From the Classic to Pop Culture
by Mendelsohn, Daniel
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- Hardcover
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- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 1590176073
- ISBN 13
- 9781590176078
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About This Item
New York Review Books, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New/Like New. First Edition, Second Printing (Full Number Line). Not price-clipped ($24.95 price intact). Published by New York Review Books, 2012. Octavo. Black cloth over black boards stamped in gold. Signed by Daniel Mendelsohn on title page. Book is like new with no writing. Residue from removed bookplate on front facedown, not sticky. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight. Dust jacket is like new. A lovely copy of Mendelsohn's most beloved essays. 423 pages. ISBN: 9781590176078. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
Synopsis
Daniel Mendelsohn’s reviews and essays on literary and cultural subjects appear frequently in The New York Review of Books and The New Yorker . His books include a memoir, The Elusive Embrace , a Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year; the international best seller The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million ; an acclaimed translation of the works of C. P. Cavafy; and a previous collection of essays, How Beautiful It Is and How Easily It Can Be Broken . He teaches at Bard College.
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- Bookseller
- Southampton Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 90754
- Title
- Waiting for the Barbarians: Essays From the Classic to Pop Culture
- Author
- Mendelsohn, Daniel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Like New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1590176073
- ISBN 13
- 9781590176078
- Publisher
- New York Review Books
- Place of Publication
- New York City, Ny
- Date Published
- 2012
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