Afterimage
by Humphreys, Helen
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Toronto: HarperFlamingo Canada, 2000. First Edition . Pictorial Wraps. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy. Rich with undercurrents of sensuality and passion, and inspired by the work of Julia Margaret Cameron, whose startling photographs of women defied Victorian propriety, Afterimage is a stunning exploration of the search for identity from one of Canada's most exciting young writers. A 2001 New York Times Notable Book. Humphreys was the winner of the Toronto Book Award for her first novel 'Leaving Earth'. 239pp. Some rubbing to jacket edges and spine. Minor curling to one corner and minor soiling on white back cover. Pages clean, tight and unmarked.
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- Seller
- High Park Books
(CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 000578
- Title
- Afterimage
- Author
- Humphreys, Helen
- Format/Binding
- Pictorial Wraps
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- HarperFlamingo Canada
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 2000
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Canadian Historical Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Canadian Fiction; UK History;
Terms of Sale
High Park Books
Payment accepted by cheque, PayPal, money orders and credit card (through Biblio). We ship your order within two business days of receiving payment. Buyers may return books, with prior notification, within 10 days in same condition as shipped (buyer pays postage).
About the Seller
High Park Books
Biblio member since 2007
Kitchener, Ontario
About High Park Books
We are a small independent bookseller specializing in non-fiction, music, art, poetry, Canadian local history, Mennonite history, Canadian literature, children's literature and books on native issues.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Pictorial Wraps
- Pictorial wraps are color illustrated covers for paperback books. Preceding mass-market paperbacks, this format brought popular...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
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