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Waiting for the Barbarians
by Coetzee, J. M
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0436102951
- ISBN 13
- 9780436102950
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Wm Collins & Sons & Co, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. This is the true First Edition of the third novel by 2003 Nobel laureate for literature. Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Rear endpaper excised; interior pages with text without any extraneous marks. Dust jacket clipped; new mylar added to ensure future enjoyment. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Synopsis
Waiting for the Barbarians is a novel by the South African-born author J. M. Coetzee, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2003. The novel was published in 1980 and is regarded as one of Coetzee's finest pieces of writing. It was chosen by Penguin for its series Great Books of the 20th Century and won both the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize for fiction.
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- Seller
- ThriftBooks (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1555088701
- Title
- Waiting for the Barbarians
- Author
- Coetzee, J. M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0436102951
- ISBN 13
- 9780436102950
- Publisher
- Wm Collins & Sons & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1980
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