The Butcher
by Reyes, Alina (tr. David Watson)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine, 1st English language edition, unclipped d/j (v.g.), red boards clean and white spine titling bright; text block firm, page
- ISBN 10
- 0413655903
- ISBN 13
- 9780413655905
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Methuen, 1991. 1st. hardback. Fine, 1st English language edition, unclipped d/j (v.g.), red boards clean and white spine titling bright; text block firm, pages unmarked and pristine.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). A young woman spending her summer holiday in a seaside town is drawn towards an inevitable sexual encounter with the butcher she is working for. Translated into 15 languages since it was first published in France, this novel is a frank and vivid account of coming to adulthood.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC107411
- Title
- The Butcher
- Author
- Reyes, Alina (tr. David Watson)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine, 1st English language edition, unclipped d/j (v.g.), red boards clean and white spine titling bright; text block firm, page
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0413655903
- ISBN 13
- 9780413655905
- Publisher
- Methuen
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1991
- Pages
- 70
- Keywords
- 1st, translation, fiction, Alina Reyes
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- X weight
- 0.2 g
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9\"\" x 6\"\")
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