The Sweet Shop Owner.
by SWIFT, Graham
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Allen Lane, 1980. . First edition, first impression, signed & dedicated by the author to the title-page; 8vo; publisher's chocolate boards, dust-jacket, an unclipped, unfaded excellent example.
The first edition of the author's first novel, uncommon signed and especially in such condition (the dust-jacket is notorious for fading to the spine). A poignant 'day in the life' tale.
The first edition of the author's first novel, uncommon signed and especially in such condition (the dust-jacket is notorious for fading to the spine). A poignant 'day in the life' tale.
Synopsis
Graham Swift was born in 1949 in London, where he still lives and works. He is the author of six novels, including the acclaimed Waterland , which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won the Guardian Fiction Award. His most recent novel, Last Orders , won the 1996 Booker Prize and was an international bestseller. Graham Swift's work has been translated into more than twenty languages.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shapero Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100672
- Title
- The Sweet Shop Owner.
- Author
- SWIFT, Graham
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Allen Lane, 1980.
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- 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...