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BEYOND THE DRAGON'S MOUTH. Stories and Pieces
by Naipaul, Shiva
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0670803928
- ISBN 13
- 9780670803927
- Seller
-
Deerfield, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
(New York): Viking Press, (1985). First American edition, as stated. Hardcover. Near Fine. (New York): Viking Press, (1985). First American edition, as stated. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. Octavo, 424 pages. Upper and lower edges of covers very slightly sunned, else Fine. Dust jacket spine is slightly sunned and has a couple of small tears at head of spine, still Very Good. "A brilliant collection of pieces--many never before published in America--bringing together autobiography, short fiction, and essays.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alkahest Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000014287
- Title
- BEYOND THE DRAGON'S MOUTH. Stories and Pieces
- Author
- Naipaul, Shiva
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American edition, as stated
- ISBN 10
- 0670803928
- ISBN 13
- 9780670803927
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- (New York)
- Date Published
- (1985)
- Keywords
- Trinidad, autobiography, fiction
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Alkahest Books
Biblio member since 2012
Deerfield, Illinois
About Alkahest Books
Alkahest Books was established in1984. We started as an open shop on Central St. in Evanston, IL, and sold books there until 2002 and later were part of Chicago Rare Book Center which closed in 2017. We are members of the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association, and IOBA and sell both online and at book fairs. International customers should ask for a shipping quote before ordering as the rates given are only for smaller books.
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- Octavo
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- Fine
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- Edges
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