The comfort of strangers
by McEwan, Ian
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0224019317
- ISBN 13
- 9780224019316
- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London : J. Cape, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 134p. ; 21cm. Subjects: Holidays ; Fiction.
Synopsis
Haunting and compelling, -The TimesAs their holiday unfolds, Colin and Maria are locked into their own intimacy. They groom themselves meticulously, as though there waits someone who cares deeply about how they appear. Then they meet a man with a disturbing story to tell and become drawn into a fantasy of violence and obsession.
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Details
- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 291319
- Title
- The comfort of strangers
- Author
- McEwan, Ian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0224019317
- ISBN 13
- 9780224019316
- Publisher
- London : J. Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1981
Terms of Sale
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.