In the Beginning
by Potok, Chaim
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0434596035
- ISBN 13
- 9780434596034
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann Ltd. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1976. First British Edition. Hardcover. 0434596035 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 8.4 X 5.6 X 1.7 inches; 454 pages; "All beginnings are hardthat is the lesson David Lurie learns early and painfully in his life. As a boy in the depression-shadowed Bronx, he must begin to hold his own against neighborhood bullies and the treacherous frailties of his own health. As a young man in a world menaced by a distant, horrifying war, he must begin once morethis time to define a resolute path of personal belief that departs boldly from the tradition of his teachers and his own father, a courageous defender of their people. Learning how to remember his past as he nourishes the future, David struggles to complete his first long journey into ancient beginnings." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19235
- Title
- In the Beginning
- Author
- Potok, Chaim
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First British Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0434596035
- ISBN 13
- 9780434596034
- Publisher
- William Heinemann Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- 0434596035, Judaism, WWII, bronx
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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