My Son’s Story.
by Gordimer, Nadine
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Johannesburg: Taurus, 1990. First South African edition and true first edition. Octavo, blue boards. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with only light shelf wear.
Synopsis
"Gordimer has taken South Africa's tragedy and laid the truth of it in our laps. The story she tells is lucid and achingly alive." The Boston Sunday Globe .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 537
- Title
- My Son’s Story.
- Author
- Gordimer, Nadine
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Taurus
- Place of Publication
- Johannesburg
- Date Published
- 1990
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Raptis Rare Books
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Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
Founded by Matthew and Adrienne Raptis, Raptis Rare Books is an antiquarian book firm that specializes in literature, children's books, economics, photo books, signed and inscribed books, and landmark books in all fields. Our business model is simple: we strive to handle books that are in exceptional condition and to provide exceptional customer service.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...