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Crossing the River
by Caryl Phillips
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0747514976
- ISBN 13
- 9780747514978
- Seller
-
Manchester, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
A first edition, first printing, of this 1993 Booker Prize-shortlisted novel - Caryl Phillips' fifth.
The book has black boards with silver titles to the spine, and is in excellent apparently unread condition.
It is signed by Caryl Phillips to the title-page, dated 26/10/93.
The dust-wrapper is unclipped, showing the purchase price of £15.99, and is in very nice condition with some barely visible scratching and minimal edge-wear to one corner.
The book has black boards with silver titles to the spine, and is in excellent apparently unread condition.
It is signed by Caryl Phillips to the title-page, dated 26/10/93.
The dust-wrapper is unclipped, showing the purchase price of £15.99, and is in very nice condition with some barely visible scratching and minimal edge-wear to one corner.
Synopsis
Crossing the River is a historical fiction novel by British author Caryl Phillips, published in 1993. The Village Voice calls it "a fearless reimagining of the geography and meaning of the African diaspora. " The Boston Globe raves, "Crossing the River bears eloquently chastened testimony to the shattering of black lives."
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mark Fraser's Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 101
- Title
- Crossing the River
- Author
- Caryl Phillips
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0747514976
- ISBN 13
- 9780747514978
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1993
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions;
Terms of Sale
Mark Fraser's Books
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About the Seller
Mark Fraser's Books
Biblio member since 2017
Manchester
About Mark Fraser's Books
"Mark Fraser's Books" is a small on-line bookshop, selling mostly modern first editions of good quality. It was founded in October 2017, and is based in Manchester.
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