The Piano
by Jane Campion; Kate Pullinger
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0786861215
- ISBN 13
- 9780786861217
- Seller
-
Carrollton, Texas, United States
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About This Item
New York: Miramax Books/Hyperion, 1994. Purchased New. NF/NF. A novel based on the famous movie starring Holly Hunter and Harvey Keitel. Written by Jane Campion, the writer/director of the film. Stated First Edition. First printing with number line ending in 1. The unread book is tight with solid hinges, good tips, and clean unmarred boards. Light push to spine tail. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. The dust jacket is unclipped ($17.95) with faint wear to the spine tail, else Fine. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 218 pages. 5¼ x 7½" tall.
Ada, together with her nine-year-old illegitimate daughter Flora, and her piano, leave Scotland to arrive in the remote bush of 19th-century New Zealand for a marriage arranged by her father.
Ada, together with her nine-year-old illegitimate daughter Flora, and her piano, leave Scotland to arrive in the remote bush of 19th-century New Zealand for a marriage arranged by her father.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Armadillo Alley Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4171
- Title
- The Piano
- Author
- Jane Campion; Kate Pullinger
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition / First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0786861215
- ISBN 13
- 9780786861217
- Publisher
- Miramax Books / Hyperion
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1994
- Pages
- 218
- Size
- 5.25.x 7.5
- Keywords
- mute, new zealnd, mother daughter, campion, holly hunter
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Editions;
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Armadillo Alley Books
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Carrollton, Texas
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