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Then We Came to the End
by Joshua Ferris
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Viking , 2007. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 9.5" by 6". None . A signed first UK edition, first impression of Joshua Ferris' debut novel, a satire of the American workplace. The first UK edition of this work, preceded by the true first US edition in the same year. A satire of the American workplace, the story evolves in an advertising agency of Chicago that is experiencing a downturn at the end of the 1990s Internet book. Written in a first-person-plural narrative. Debut novel by Joshua Ferris. Signed by the author to a bookplate tipped in to the half title. It received positive reviews upon publication, and was named one of the Best Books of 2007 by The New York Times. Winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award for best first novel.Complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. The dust wrapper is unclipped and excellent with minor shelf wear only. Signed by the author to a bookplate tipped in to the half title. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 800A31
- Title
- Then We Came to the End
- Author
- Joshua Ferris
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2007
- Size
- 9.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- first editions satire joshua ferris signed books satire
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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