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Soul Mountain (Signed Modern Classic)
by Gao Xingjian
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Like New
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
The Easton Press, 2006. hardcover. Like New. 0x0x0. Signed by Author. Easton Press; Norwalk, 2006. Deluxe Leather Collector’s Edition. Signed by author directly on prelim. Note about author and signed Certificate of Authenticity laid in. A Fine copy. Gilt embossed full leather binding is very nice with sharp corners, AEG are fresh and bright. Bound in Fine Genuine Leather - 22kt gold-stamped spine accents - Distinctive raised spine hubs, - Intricate gilt stamped cover designs, - Specially milled acid-neutral paper, - Smyth-sewn pages, - Gilded page edges, - Permanent satin ribbon page-marker. Silk moire coloured endpapers. Binding firm, book unopened and unread, book in pristine condition. 510pp. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
Synopsis
Soul Mountain is a novel by 2000 Nobel Prize winning Chinese author Gao Xingjian, first published in Chinese in 1990. It was first published in the United States in English in December 5, 2000, and was translated by Mabel Lee. The novel is a product of the author's journey in rural areas of China, inspired by a false diagnosis of fatal lung cancer. The novel is a part autobiographical, part fictional account of a man's journey to find the fabled mountain Lingshan.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1038917
- Title
- Soul Mountain (Signed Modern Classic)
- Author
- Gao Xingjian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New Like New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Easton Press
- Date Published
- 2006
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 1.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
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- Fine
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- Edges
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- Spine
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Gilt
- 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...
- AEG
- All Edges Gilt. Describes a book in which the top, fore edge and bottom of the outside of the pages are decorated with gold...
- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
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