The Paper Men
by Golding, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good +
- Seller
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Canton, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
New York: "Farrar, Straus, Giroux", 1984. "First Edition, First Printing". Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good +. "Brown Cloth and Beige flannel board covers with Gilt Lettering to Spine; Book edges are very lightly soiled; white endpapers; right top edge of free front endpaper has "1990" in ink; bottom edge of the book is soiled/stained; 8vo; 191 pages; some of the red cloth on the spine has dyed a portion of the dustjacket on the backside at the bottom around the spine but you can hardly see it on the outside; dust-jacket laminate is starting to separate on the back top edge panel; dustjacket is protected by a mylar wrapper; Winner of the Nobel Prize for literature: "Locked into a lethal relationship, the two men stumble half blindly across Europe, shedding wives, self-respect, and illusions." "
0.87#; P3;
0.87#; P3;
Synopsis
Nobel prize-winning novelist William Golding pens The Paper Men to tell the tale of Wilfred Barclay. This character is an English author who is dealing with alcoholism, bitterness, depression and a failed marriage. He is being hounded by American professor Rick L. Tucker who wishes to write his biography.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charing Cross Road Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20050754
- Title
- The Paper Men
- Author
- Golding, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- "First Edition, First Printing"
- Publisher
- "Farrar, Straus, Giroux"
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1984
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction - General;
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Canton, Georgia
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