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On Beauty [SIGNED COPY, FIRST CANADIAN PRINTING]
by Smith, Zadie
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0670045276
- ISBN 13
- 9780670045273
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
Toronto, Canada: Viking Books, 2005. Canadian 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. SIGNED by author on title page (signature only). 1st Canadian edition, 1st printing, complete number line. Dust jacket is slightly frayed at the front board edge. Book has mild softening to base of spine. 445 p. Audience: General/trade. By the James Tait Black Memorial Prize-, Whitbread Book Award-, Guardian First Book Award-, Commonwealth Writers First Book Prize-, Betty Trask Award-, and Orange Prize-winning author of 'White Teeth' and 'NW'. Signed Canadian editions are uncommon. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
Synopsis
On Beauty is a 2005 novel by British author Zadie Smith. It takes its title from an essay by Elaine Scarry (On Beauty and Being Just). The story follows the lives of a mixed-race British/American family living in the United States. On Beauty addresses ethnic and cultural differences in both the U.S. A and the U.K. , the nature of beauty, and the clash between liberal and conservative academic values. A short article in the Guardian has described it as a "transatlantic comic saga.
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- Bookseller
- MostlySignedBooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3034
- Title
- On Beauty [SIGNED COPY, FIRST CANADIAN PRINTING]
- Author
- Smith, Zadie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Canadian 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0670045276
- ISBN 13
- 9780670045273
- Publisher
- Viking Books
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Canada
- Date Published
- 2005
- Pages
- 445
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I am a long-time book collector who goes to book signings, book sales, and book stores. I keep my books in a smoke-free environment and treat them with respect. I only sell books because I run out of storage space. If you ever have any questions or concerns about anything please feel free to e-mail me. I guarantee all purchases and want all buyers to feel confident in ordering online. Where possible, books are shipped in protective mylar sleeves, in bubble wrap, in cardboard boxes.
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