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The Loss of El Dorado
by V S Naipaul
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0685716473
- ISBN 13
- 9780685716472
- Seller
-
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
A superb first printing of the first American edition [Knopf New York 1970] signed by the 2001 winner of the Nobel Prize, V S Naipaul, directly on the title page. The book is in very fine condition with no remainder marks, a tight and square binding, with no owner inscriptions or highlighting and no staining or marking. The dust jacket is also in fine condition, not price-clipped ($7.50), with no creases, chips or tears and absolutely minimal shelf wear. It is now protected by an archival cover which is easily removable, with no tape or adhesive used. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information. A pristine example and very collectible indeed.
Synopsis
V. S. Naipaul was born in Trinidad in 1932. He went to England on a scholarship in 1950. After four years at Oxford he began to write, and since then he has followed no other profession. He is the author of more than twenty books of fiction and nonfiction and the recipient of numerous honors, including the Nobel Prize in 2001, the Booker Prize in 1971, and a knighthood for services to literature in 1990. He lives in Wiltshire, England.
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Details
- Bookseller
- C&S Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001123
- Title
- The Loss of El Dorado
- Author
- V S Naipaul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0685716473
- ISBN 13
- 9780685716472
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
- Pages
- 335
- Size
- 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall
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About the Seller
C&S Books
Biblio member since 2023
Windsor, Ontario
About C&S Books
At C&S Books we have been collecting books for many years. We appreciate the beauty of a truly collectible book, with regard to both edition and condition. We maintain a small inventory of carefully curated first editions, many signed by award winning authors.
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