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Wilderness Tips.
by Margaret Atwood
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0385421060
- ISBN 13
- 9780385421065
- Seller
-
Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY Doubleday: Nan A. Talese, 1991. Hardcover First Edition USA (1991), so stated. First printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Published simultaneously with the First Canadian edition. FLAT SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR at the half-title page. First Edition USA (1991), so stated. First printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Published simultaneously with the First Canadian edition. Very Good+ in Very Good+ DJ: The Book shows just a touch of shelving wear to the lower extremtiies; a bit of crimping at the head and heel of the backstrip; the binding leans a little, while remaining perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor, unobtrusive flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Not so very far from "As New". The DJ shows only light wear to the corner tips; a 1/4" closed tear at the upper rear corner tip; the mildest rubbing to the panels; a touch of crimping at the head and heel of the backstrip; the price is unclipped. Attractive and intact, but not without flaw. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.35 x 0.85 inches). 227 pages. Language: English. Weight: 18.5 ounces. Hardback with DJ. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.
Synopsis
Nominated for the first ever Man Booker International Prize representing the best writers in contemporary fiction, Margaret Atwood is the author of more than 35 internationally acclaimed works of fiction, poetry and critical essays. Her numerous awards include the Governor General’s Award for The Handmaid’s Tale , and The Giller Prize and Italian Premio Mondello for Alias Grace . The Handmaid’s Tale , Cat’s Eye , Alias Grace , and Oryx and Crake were all shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, which she won with The Blind Assassin . She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and has been awarded the Norwegian Order of Literary Merit and the French Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres among many others; she is a Foreign Honorary Member for Literature of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She lives in Toronto.
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Details
- Seller
- Black Cat Hill Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 56400
- Title
- Wilderness Tips.
- Author
- Margaret Atwood
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition USA (1991), so stated. First printing indicated by
- ISBN 10
- 0385421060
- ISBN 13
- 9780385421065
- Publisher
- Doubleday: Nan A. Talese,
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1991.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed Fiction; English Literature; Contemporary Fiction; Modern Fiction First Editions; Women's Fiction;
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Oregon City, Oregon
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