THE WHITE CASTLE
by PAMUK, Orhan; translated by HOLBROOK, Victoria:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Manchester: Carcanet. 1990. First UK edition, first printing. First UK edition, first printing. Hardcover issue. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the binding clean and square, the contents without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed and creased original dustwrapper. Not price-clipped (£12.95 to the front flap). The first English language edition of the author's first book. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Synopsis
Orhan Pamuk is the author of seven novels and the recipient of major Turkish and international literary awards. He is one of Europe's most prominent novelists, and his work has been translated into twenty-six languages. He lives in Istanbul.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12754
- Title
- THE WHITE CASTLE
- Author
- PAMUK, Orhan; translated by HOLBROOK, Victoria:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First UK edition, first printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Manchester: Carcanet. 1990
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York, North Yorkshire
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...