A Thief in the Village, and other stories (SIGNED)
by Berry, James
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good, 1st edition, signed on title page, unclipped d/j (v.g.), black boards & silver spine titling clean, text block firm,
- ISBN 10
- 024112011X
- ISBN 13
- 9780241120118
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1987. 1st. hardback. Very good, 1st edition, signed on title page, unclipped d/j (v.g.), black boards & silver spine titling clean, text block firm, pages unmarked, some sunning.. 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8"" x 5_""). Some moving and atmospheric short stories by James Berry who won the Grand Prix Smarties Prize for his vivid portrayal of children and life in the Caribbean.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC115877
- Title
- A Thief in the Village, and other stories (SIGNED)
- Author
- Berry, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, 1st edition, signed on title page, unclipped d/j (v.g.), black boards & silver spine titling clean, text block firm,
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 024112011X
- ISBN 13
- 9780241120118
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1987
- Pages
- 97
- Size
- 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8\"\" x
- Keywords
- 1st, fiction, short stories, young people, Jamaica, Caribbean, James Berry, signed, prize
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- X weight
- 0.25 g
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