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The Wig My Father Wore
by Anne Enright
- 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, 1995. First edition. Hardback. Fine/Near Fine. 9" by 5.5". Not Stated. A first edition of Anne Enright's 'The Wig My Father Wore'. A dark and humorous first novel by Enright, an Irish author who received the Rooney prize for her talent. In a cloth binding with unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart with light bumping to spine. Dustwrapper, unclipped with small crease to rear flyleaf. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MOD14-B-6
- Title
- The Wig My Father Wore
- Author
- Anne Enright
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- 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
- 1995
- Size
- 9" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- anne enright the wig my father wore rooney prize the wig my father wore
Terms of Sale
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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
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- Cloth
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- Dustwrapper
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