A Disaffection
by James Kelman
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good +
- ISBN 10
- 0436232847
- ISBN 13
- 9780436232848
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
London: Secker & Warburg, 1989. Very Good +/Very Good +. London: Secker & Warburg, 1989. First Edition. Octavo. 337 pages. Illustrated dust jacket. Dark green boards stamped in gilt. Brown endpapers.
Light wear to edges of unclipped dust jacket. Very slight lean to spine and a touch of rubbing to spine ends. Binding sound. Pages toned but unmarked.
Light wear to edges of unclipped dust jacket. Very slight lean to spine and a touch of rubbing to spine ends. Binding sound. Pages toned but unmarked.
Synopsis
James Kelman was born in Glasgow in 1946. His books include Not Not While the Giro , The Busconductor Hines , A Chancer , Greyhound for Breakfast , which won the 1987 Cheltenham Prize, and A Disaffection, which won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8561
- Title
- A Disaffection
- Author
- James Kelman
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0436232847
- ISBN 13
- 9780436232848
- Publisher
- Secker & Warburg
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1989
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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- Octavo
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- Rubbing
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Edges
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- Jacket
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