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The Debt to Pleasure: A Novel
by Lanchester, John
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0805043888
- ISBN 13
- 9780805043884
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Henry Holt & Co, 1996-04-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 7x5x1. Signed by Author. Signed by author on title page. This book is a first edition. Hardback book of very good condition. Dustjacket ISBN partially obscured by sticker residue. Bumping to head and tail of spine of dustjacket. Head and tail of spine of book bumped. Leading edges crisp. Text block crisp and no sunning on pages. Dust jacket in a mylar cover. When dust jacket is not mylared the illustration on cover of book is shown through dustjacket.
Synopsis
John Lanchester was born in Hamburg in 1962. He was brought up in the Far East and educated in England. He is a columnist for the Daily Telegraph and is on the editorial board of the London Review of Books . The Debt to Pleasure (1996), won the Whitbread First Novel Award, the Betty Trask Prize, the Hawthornden Prize, and a Julia Child Award. His second novel, Mr. Phillips , was published in 2000. His most recent novel is Fragrant Harbour . He lives in London.
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- Bookseller
- Chaparral Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CHAPjlDPN
- Title
- The Debt to Pleasure: A Novel
- Author
- Lanchester, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0805043888
- ISBN 13
- 9780805043884
- Publisher
- Henry Holt & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1996-04-01
- Size
- 7x5x1
- X weight
- 13 oz
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Chaparral Books
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About Chaparral Books
Chaparral Books is located across from Elephant's Deli on S Corbett Avenue in Portland. We have a well rounded collection of subjects, including an extensive core collection in Western Americana and Native American Literature including Western Writers.
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