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The Mosquito Coast
by Paul Theroux
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1982. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A signed copy of Paul Theroux's popular anti-consumerist novel, a frequently adapted work. The first edition, third impression of this work.Signed by the author to the recto to the front endpaper.In the original price-clipped dustwrapper, with the publisher's price sticker to the front flyleaf.'The Mosquito Coast' is told from the point of view of a fourteen year old boy, looking at his inventor anti-consumerist father.In 1986 'The Mosquito Coast' was adapted into a film starring Harrison Ford, and into a TV series in 2021 with Paul's nephew, Justin Theroux, playing the lead role.Written by the noted American author Paul Theroux In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original price-clipped dustwrapper. Externally, fine, with just a little bumping to the spine. Dustwrapper with a price sticker to the front flyleaf. Spine is a little sunned, with minor marks to the wraps. A little edgewear to the dustwrapper. Fine
Synopsis
In a breathtaking adventure story, the paranoid and brilliant inventor Allie Fox takes his family to live in the Honduran jungle, determined to build a civilization better than the one they've left. Fleeing from an America he sees as mired in materialism and conformity, he hopes to rediscover a purer life. But his utopian experiment takes a dark turn when his obsessions lead the family toward unimaginable danger.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 766P38
- Title
- The Mosquito Coast
- Author
- Paul Theroux
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1982
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- The Mosquito Coast paul theroux theroux harrison ford paul theroux Anti-consumerist
Terms of Sale
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Rooke Books
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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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