Communion Town: A City in Ten Chapters
by Sam Thompson
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Fourth Estate , 2012. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 9" by 5.5". None . The first edition, first impression of this work of modern fiction by Sam Thompson, longlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2012, signed by the author. Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2012, this charming volume tells the story of a city from different perspectives, of the commonplace and the strange, of love and crime, ghosts and monsters. The first edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Complete with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely. Signed by the author to the title page. The dust wrapper is unclipped and excellent with minor shelf wear only, otherwise the pages are bright and clean. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 807A18
- Title
- Communion Town: A City in Ten Chapters
- Author
- Sam Thompson
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2012
- Size
- 9" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- booker prize first editions signed books first editions
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Title Page
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- Shelf Wear
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