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Sophie's World
by Jostein Gaarder
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0374266425
- ISBN 13
- 9780374266424
- Seller
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Buffalo, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1994. 1st US Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Black/beige boards with gilt lettering. Trace wear and lightly bumped spine ends. Jacket in new archival mylar sleeve has trace wear and light crimping at spine ends and corners; flaps not clipped. Binding sound, interior clean and crisp as if unread. No prev owner names, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. 403 pages.
Synopsis
Sophie's World (Sofies verden in the original Norwegian) is a novel by Jostein Gaarder, published in 1991. It was originally written in Norwegian, but has since been translated into English (1995) and at least 53 other languages. It sold over 30 million copies and is one of the most successful Norwegian novels outside Norway.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Albion Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001583
- Title
- Sophie's World
- Author
- Jostein Gaarder
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st US Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0374266425
- ISBN 13
- 9780374266424
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1994
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Albion Books
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About the Seller
Albion Books
Biblio member since 2021
Buffalo, New York
About Albion Books
Albion Books deals in fine used, out of print and rare books on a wide variety of topics. Specialties include Buffalo/New York history, science, religion, occult, and foreign language. The proprietor has been in the antiquarian book business since 2006.
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- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...