THE YIDDISH POLICEMEN'S UNION; A Novel
by Chabon, Michael
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0007149824
- ISBN 13
- 9780007149827
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: HarperCollinsPublishers, 2007. First Edition. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED & SPECIALLY BOUND PUBLISHER'S EDITION, 8vo, white quarter cloth over black boards, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (with circular "Autographed COPY" sticker), [xii] + 414 pages. One of Michael Chabon's more important novels in EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION! Winner of the 2007 Nebula award; the 2008 Hugo Award; the 2007 Sidewise Award for Best Alternate History; and the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (2008). In Chabon's alternate world: after World War II, Alaska, rather than Israel, has become the homeland for Jewish refugees. In this rugged environment, Detective Meyer Landsman and Berko, his half-Tlingit buddy, investigate the death of a heroin-using chess prodigy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1226
- Title
- THE YIDDISH POLICEMEN'S UNION; A Novel
- Author
- Chabon, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0007149824
- ISBN 13
- 9780007149827
- Publisher
- HarperCollinsPublishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- Jews, Alaska, murder, detectives, Israel, Nazis, Yiddish, police, bears
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
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Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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