New York: Random House, 2002. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition. 8vo. 347 pp. Quarter-bound in white on white boards; lettered in silver on the spine; headband; illustration on the front free endpaper. Lightly rubbed on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. Alex-Li Tandem sells autographs. He hunts for names on paper in a huge network of desire, collecting them, selling them and occasionally faking them; offering people a little piece of fame. To him, enlightenment is some part of himself that cannot be signed, celebrated or sold..

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"The novel is a pleasure from the first page to the last" David Sexton, EVENING STANDARDAlex-Li Tandem sells autographs. A small blip in a huge worldwide network of desire, it is his business to hunt for names on paper, collect them, sell them,occasionally fake them, and all to give the people what they want: a little piece of Fame.THE AUTOGRAPH MAN is a deeply funny, existential tour around the hollow things of modernity — celebrity, cinema, and the ugly triumph of symbol over experience. Pushing against the tide of his generation, Alex-Li is on his way to finding enlightenment, otherwise known as some part of himself that cannot be signed, celebrated or sold.

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Bookseller: W. Fraser Sandercombe (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 227110
Title: THE AUTOGRAPH MAN - A Novel
Author: Smith, Zadie
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: First American Edition
ISBN 10: 037550186X
ISBN 13: 9780375501869
Publisher: Random House
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 2002
Size: 8vo
Keywords: signature; signed; rare; london; new york;
Bookseller catalogs: Literature;

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We are primarily an Internet-only bookstore, selling on-line for over twenty-three years; our shop can, however, be visited by appointment through an e-mail. We specialize in First Editions and collectible books (and usually have around 500 signed editions in stock at any given moment) ranging through most of the genres: Fantasy; Horror; Science Fiction; Mysteries; and a good selection of Literature; Historical Adventure; History; Outdoors; True Crime; and Assorted Non-fiction. We stock roughly 9000 books and add to our catalogues regularly.

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