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The Dream of Scipio
by Pears, Iain
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 067697290X
- ISBN 13
- 9780676972900
- Seller
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St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
First Canadian edition first printing of this stand alone historical novel. Light tanning to the pages. Light rubbing to the surface of the dustjacket's rear panel. There is a tiny puncture hole to the dustjacket's front panel at the edge of the spine. In near fine / near fine condition.
Synopsis
In The Dream of Scipio, "Pears's finest book yet" (The Boston Globe), the acclaimed author of An Instance of the Fingerpost intertwines three intellectual mysteries, three love stories—and three of the darkest moments in human history. United by a classical text called "The Dream of Scipio," three men struggle to find refuge for their hearts and minds from the madness that surrounds them...in the final days of the Roman Empire, in the grim years of the Black Death, and in the direst hours of World War II.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Scene of the Crime Books, ABAC, IOBA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20222
- Title
- The Dream of Scipio
- Author
- Pears, Iain
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Canadian edition first printing
- ISBN 10
- 067697290X
- ISBN 13
- 9780676972900
- Publisher
- Knopf Canada
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 2002
- Bookseller catalogs
- Suspense; Historical Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Scene of the Crime Books, ABAC, IOBA
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About the Seller
Scene of the Crime Books, ABAC, IOBA
Biblio member since 2005
St. Catharines, Ontario
About Scene of the Crime Books, ABAC, IOBA
My wife and I have been operating Scene of the Crime Books since 1996. In 2004 we attempted to go against the market and open a storefront on Oakville Ontario. In August 2006 we closed the brick and mortar and humbly went back to just internet. We now do internet and appointment only through our home. So if you're in our neighborhood let us know 24 hours ahead of time. Thank you. Don Longmuir
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- Rubbing
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- Spine
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