The Beach
by Garland, Alex
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1573220485
- ISBN 13
- 9781573220484
- Seller
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Manlius, New York, United States
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About This Item
First Edition Hardcover Book in Dust Jacket. Binding square and tight and contents clean and bright. Tips lightly bumped. Jacket shows characteristic rubbing and is protected in a removable mylar cover. A nice copy. Acclaimed author's first novel about a modern day Utopia gone awry. Sure to become a collectible classic. Basis for the Danny Boyle film starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
Synopsis
Late at night in a seedy hotel, Richard is drawn into a strange conversation with a fellow guest. Through a narrow strip of mosquito netting he hears for the first time of a secret beach, and island Garden of Eden hidden somewhere in the scattered islands of a Thai marine park. The next morning, Richard finds a map pinned to his door, and the man who put it there has slashed his wrists. The challenge is irresistible, and Richard sets off on a perilous journey in search of Shangri-La.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Limestone Village Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1469
- Title
- The Beach
- Author
- Garland, Alex
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover Book in Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1573220485
- ISBN 13
- 9781573220484
- Publisher
- Riverhead Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1997
- Pages
- 371
- Size
- 24 cm
- Keywords
- Asia, Southeastern; Crime; Fiction; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Mystery & Detective; Southeast Asian; Thailand; Thrillers; Traditional British
Terms of Sale
Limestone Village Books
Returns accepted for 15 days after receipt of book if book does not meet condition as stated in the description.
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.