Hotel Du Lac
by Brookner, Anita
This 1984 winner of the Man Booker prize tells the story of the protagonist Edith Hope, a romance novelist on a "curious interlude in her life". She has been forced into temporary exile in the stolid Swiss hotel of the book's title after a romantic transgression which was so unforgivable that her friends, embarrassed and outraged, ordered her away to have a good long think. Set in contemporary 19th century, the prose is unusual and beautiful; an elegant classic the reader won’t want to put down.
Anita Brookner, born July 1928, is an English novelist and art historian and is considered one of the great contemporary writers of English fiction. Brookner is highly regarded as a stylist. Her fiction, which has been duly influenced by her own life experiences, explores themes of isolation, emotional loss and difficulties and typically depicts intellectual middle-class women.
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Hotel Du Lac
by Brookner, Anita
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- 1995
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New York, NY, USA: Vintage Contemporaries, 1995. Book. Good. Soft cover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Medium softcover, reprint, 210gms, 183 pages. In this book, Anita Brooker finds a new vocabulary for framing the eternal question "why love?". Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and moderate page discolouration/spotting throughout, otherwise no other… Read more about this item Item Price
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Hotel Du Lac
by Brookner, Anita
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- 1985
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N. Y.: Pantheon, 1985. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. Fine but for prev. owner name, in jacket with insignificant traces od use.. Item Price
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by Brookner, Anita
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- 1984
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HINDHEAD, Surrey, GBR
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London: Jonathan Cape. A very nice copy of this Booker prize-winning novel. No inscriptions; the unclipped dust jacket is protected by a clear, removable cover. Loosely inserted is an illustrated flyer for the actual Hotel du Lac in Vevey on the shores of Lake Geneva. Natural ageing only. Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA, and… Read more about this item Item Price
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by Brookner, Anita
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- 1984
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HINDHEAD, Surrey, GBR
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London: Jonathan Cape. First reprint in the first year of publication. Minor handling wear and natural ageing, signs of erasure on the front free endpaper. Winner of the Booker Prize in 1984. An opportunity to read an early printing at this book at a reasonable price. Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA, and subscribes to… Read more about this item Item Price
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- 1984
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London: Jonathan Cape. Booker prize-winning novel. No inscriptions; the unclipped dust jacket is protected by a clear, removable cover. Natural ageing only. Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA, and subscribes to the Associations Codes of Ethics. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 1984. Item Price
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Hotel du Lac
by Brookner, Anita
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NY: Pantheon. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1984. First American Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. 0394542150 . Stated First American Edition. Quarter bound in publisher's beige cloth over brown boards, brown lettering on spine and cover. Anita Brookner, CBE (1928-2016) was a British award-winning novelist and art historian. She was Slade Professor of Fine… Read more about this item Item Price
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by Brookner, Anita
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New York: Pantheon, 1984. Uncorrected Page Proof. Near FIne in red wrappers, with "Winner of the 1984 Booker Prize" label affixed to front cover. Adhesive cancel label under "Uncorrected Page Proof" at top edge, most likely from publisher. Summary on inside flap also contains a cross out in black ink of an extra word. Item Price
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Hotel du Lac
by Brookner, Anita
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- 1984-01-01
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Hardcover. 1st Edition. ,Condition: V.G+ . Unclipped Dust Jacket Condition: V.G.+ D/J protected by a clear removable sleeve. Blue cloth boards with pages clean and tight. Slight yellowing to pages due to age. Previous owners bookplate.
Overall a very nice copy of the author's Booker Prize-winning novel. 1984
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HOTEL DU LAC
by Brookner, Anita
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- First American Edition
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- 1985
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Pantheon. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1985. First American Edition. Hardcover. 0394542150 . Binding tight and straight, inner pages clean and unmarked. Dust Jacket is price-intact, clean with very mild shelfwear.; 8.2 X 5.6 X 0.9 inches . Item Price
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Hotel du Lac
by Brookner, Anita
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Item Price
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Hotel du Lac
by Brookner, Anita
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- Near Fine
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- First Thus, First Printing
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- 1985
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- Hardcover
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HINDHEAD, Surrey, GBR
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£9.95
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London: Book Club Associates by arrangement with Jonathan Cape. Published one year after the Jonathan Cape first edition using the same artwork for the dust jacket as the first edition. Previous owner's name on the front free endpaper, otherwise fine. An inexpensive alternative to the first edition. which, because this book won the Booker MacConnell prize in 1984,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Hotel du Lac - SIGNED by the Author
by Brookner, Anita
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- 1984
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire, GBR
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£475.00
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Cape, 1984. Hardcover. Very Good. A first edition, first printing published by Cape in 1984. A very good+ book with a little light spotting to the top edge and a light stain to the page edge. No inscriptions. SIGNED via a Good Reads label to the front endpaper. In a very good+ unclipped first issue dust wrapper (with… Read more about this item Item Price
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Hotel du Lac
by Anita Brookner
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- 1985
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- Softcover
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Bowral, New South Wales, AUS
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Triad Grafton, Great Britain, 1985. Softcover. Good Condition. centres on Edith Hope, a romance novelist who is staying in a hotel on the shores of Lake Geneva. There she meets other English visitors, including Mrs Pusey, Mrs Pusey's daughter Jennifer, and an attractive middle-aged man, Mr Neville. 184 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under… Read more about this item Item Price
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Hotel Du Lac
by Brookner, Anita
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- 1985
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Pantheon Books, 1985. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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Hotel Du Lac
by Brookner, Anita
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- 1985
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- Hardcover
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Pantheon Books, 1985. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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Hotel Du Lac - SIGNED and with the rare wrap-around band
by Brookner, Anita
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- 1984
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire, GBR
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£600.00
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London: Cape, 1984. A first edition, first printing published by Cape in 1984. A near fine book with signed bookplate affixed to the front endpaper. In a very good+ unclipped wrapper with some lifting to the laminate on the spine. With the rare wrap-around band. Rare. Item Price
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Hotel du Lac
by Brookner, Anita
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Penguin Books, Limited. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Item Price
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Hotel Du Lac
by Brookner, Anita
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Near Fine
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- First American edition
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- 1984
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- Hardcover
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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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£36.18
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New York: Pantheon Books [1984], 1984. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. 8vo. [6], 7-184, [6] pp. Quarter white cloth over pink paper boards with brown lettering on the front board and spine. Price of $13.95 on front flap of jacket. The author's fourth novel. Winner of the 1984 Booker Prize. Remainder mark to top of textblock;… Read more about this item Item Price
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Hotel du Lac
by BROOKNER, Anita
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- Used - Very good +
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- Very good +
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- First Edition, First Printing
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- 1984
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- Hardcover
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- 9780224022385
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London, Ontario, CAN
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£49.33
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very good +/Very good +. 184 p. 21 cm. Blue hardcover in mylar-covered dustjacket. Former owner's name on front free endpaper, spot on top edge. The usual creasing to the jacket's laminate on rear panel.
Booker Prize-winning novel about Edith Hope, a romance novelist staying in a… Read more about this item Item Price
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Hotel du Lac
by BROOKNER, Anita
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
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- 1983
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- Hardcover
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- 9780394542157
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Littleton, Colorado, USA
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New York: Pantheon Books / Random House. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1983. Hardcover. 0394542150 . A 3rd printing of the American edition. Anita Brookner's comedic novel is centered around her Edith Hope character, a romance novelist who goes on holiday at a resort hotel on Lake Geneva. Once there, Edith's fellow guests interfere with… Read more about this item Item Price
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