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The Comfort Of Strangers
by MCEWAN, IAN
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good +
- ISBN 10
- 0224019317
- ISBN 13
- 9780224019316
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good +. Brown boards with gilt spine lettering. Book in excellent condition, dust jacket with a light crease to front flap, about fine otherwise. Signed by Ian McEwan on the title page.
Synopsis
Haunting and compelling, -The TimesAs their holiday unfolds, Colin and Maria are locked into their own intimacy. They groom themselves meticulously, as though there waits someone who cares deeply about how they appear. Then they meet a man with a disturbing story to tell and become drawn into a fantasy of violence and obsession.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37275
- Title
- The Comfort Of Strangers
- Author
- MCEWAN, IAN
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0224019317
- ISBN 13
- 9780224019316
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1981
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...