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A Way in the World
by Naipaul, V. S
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
-
Iowa City, Iowa, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. Uncorrected Proof. Soft Cover in Slipcase. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Signed by the author on a blank page preceding the title page; no date or inscription. Crisp, clean pages; no ownership marks; the matte white, embossed soft cover shows a short, thin line of edge chipping on the rear bound edge, and the matching slipcase bears minor chipping and smudging at corners and edges, as well as a few short surface wrinkles on the closed vertical side, but is otherwise sound and attractive.; Signed by Author.
Synopsis
V. S. NAIPAUL was born in Trinidad in 1932. He went to England on a scholarship in 1950. After four years at University College, Oxford, he began to write, and since then he has followed no other profession. He has published more than twenty books of fiction and non-fiction, including A House for Mr. Biswas , A Bend in the River and A Turn in the South , and a collection of letters, Between Father and Son . He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Details
- Seller
- The Haunted Bookshop, LLC
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 00082863
- Title
- A Way in the World
- Author
- Naipaul, V. S
- Format/Binding
- Soft Cover in Slipcase
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Uncorrected Proof
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1994
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed by Author;
Terms of Sale
The Haunted Bookshop, LLC
RETURNS: I will gladly accept returns when returned in "as sold" condition postmarked within 14 days of receipt of shipment. Postage will be refunded only if the return is the result of my error. DEALER DISCOUNT: To bona fide book dealers, I do offer a 10% discount with retail sales tax number. If you qualify, please mention this in your order.
About the Seller
The Haunted Bookshop, LLC
Biblio member since 2005
Iowa City, Iowa
About The Haunted Bookshop, LLC
The Haunted Bookshop is an open shop with over 40,000 quality used, out-of-print, and antiquarian titles for students, scholars, collectors, artists, families and children. The store has been in business for over 35 years, now in a historic home near downtown Iowa City. Our open hours are 10-8 daily.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Uncorrected Proof
- An uncorrected proof is a printed copy of a book that needs to be reviewed for errors and corrections. They are released prior...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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