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ONE MAN'S BIBLE
by Xingjian, Gao
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0066211328
- ISBN 13
- 9780066211329
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harper, 2002. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Translated from the Chinese by Mabel Lee. Gao Xingjian, author of the novels SOUL MOUNTAIN, ONE'S MAN'S BIBLE, and a book of plays, THE OTHER SHORE, among other works, is the first Chinese recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature. As new, unread copy, in as new, mylar-protected dust jacket. L124
Synopsis
E-book extras: "No -isms": A Conversation with Gao Xingjian; "Translating Gao: Mabel Lee on Gao Xingjian."One Man's Bible is the second novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Gao Xingjian to appear in English. Following on the heels of his highly praised Soul Mountain (also published by PerfectBound), this later work is as candid as the first, and written with the same grace and beauty.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Joe Staats, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021225
- Title
- ONE MAN'S BIBLE
- Author
- Xingjian, Gao
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0066211328
- ISBN 13
- 9780066211329
- Publisher
- Harper
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2002
- Pages
- 464
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Product_type
- 2
Terms of Sale
Joe Staats, Bookseller
Books shipped in secure packaging via USPS Media Mail, Priority Mail or Global Priority Mail, upon receipt of payment, unless customer requests another method of delivery. Shipping is within 24 hrs. of receipt of payment for money orders, and after three business days for personal checks. All book jackets are protected in mylar covers from Brodart. Customers have three business days within which to contact us with complaints about merchandise by e-mail. Returns must be approved, in original packaging material, and in the same condition as when shipped. Because we make every effort to have the best possible merchandise in the best condition, to describe it accurately and to package it securely, we will in most cases accept approved returns. Approved returns will be cheerfully refunded, or credit given toward other books. Our aim is to please, and to earn your return business with superior service and prompt delivery.
About the Seller
Joe Staats, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2003
Los Angeles, California
About Joe Staats, Bookseller
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We specialize in collectible, contemporary signed first editions. First edition means the first printing. (Later printings of the first edition are typically not printed on acid-free paper, and should be avoided by collectors.) Signatures are obtained by us in person. Inscribed books sold by us may contain a line, a phrase, or a sketch that the author has chosen to add. Our signed books are not dedicated to anybody in particular (not to your grandmother, your Aunt Gladys, your ex-lover or your former cellmate), except in the rare case of a presentation copy from an author to a noteworthy person. All our books are hardcover, unless the book is an Advance Reading Copy, Uncorrected Proof, or PBO. You can expect that the books we send you will be as described, and in a physical condition worthy of the author’s having signed them. We do not sell remainder-marked books, signed or otherwise
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