The Blind Assassin
by Atwood Margaret
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0747549370
- ISBN 13
- 9780747549376
- Seller
-
Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
First Edition first impression. Black cloth boards. Silver lettering to spine with pages clean and tight. Near fine original dust jacket unclipped. DJ now protected in our mylar sleeve. Overall a very nice copy.
Synopsis
The Blind Assassin is an award winning, bestselling novel by the Canadian author Margaret Atwood. It was first published by McClelland and Stewart in 2000. Set in Canada, it is narrated from the present day, referring back to events that span the twentieth century. The work was awarded the Booker Prize in 2000 and the Hammett Prize in 2001. It was also nominated for Governor General's Award in 2000, Orange Prize for Fiction, and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 2002.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lansdowne Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 246
- Title
- The Blind Assassin
- Author
- Atwood Margaret
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Second Impression
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0747549370
- ISBN 13
- 9780747549376
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2000
- Pages
- 521pp.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lansdowne Books
Biblio member since 2018
Port Fairy, Victoria
About Lansdowne Books
Lansdowne Books is an independent online store specialising in Antiquarian and Quality Secondhand books. We are based in regional Victoria and offer our collection from around the world. It is possible to collect items from Port Fairy, Victoria Australia.
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