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Perfume: The Story of a Murder
by Patrick Suskind
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0394550846
- ISBN 13
- 9780394550848
- Seller
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Salem, Oregon, United States
Item Price
A$245.31A$196.25
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About This Item
Alfred A. Knopf, 1986. First American edition, first printing. As New / As New. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on cover and spine. Bright red publisher's top stain and decorative endpapers. Translated from the German by John E. Woods. Made into the 2006 psychological thriller film with Ben Whishaw, Alan RIckman and Dustin Hoffman. The book is as new, clean, square, with tight binding and sharp corners. No p.o. names, not remaindered, no markings of any kind. The price-intact dust jacket is crisp and bright with no chips or tears. Protected in mylar. Carefully packaged and shipped in a box.
Synopsis
Patrick Süskind was born in Ambach, near Munich, in 1949. He studied medieval and modern history at the University of Munich. His first play, The Double Bass , was written in 1980 and became an international success. It was performed in Germany, in Switzerland, at the Edinburgh Festival, in London, and at the New Theatre in Brooklyn. His first novel, Perfume became an internationally acclaimed bestseller. He is also the author of The Pigeon and Mr. Summer's Story , and a coauthor of the enormously successful German television series Kir Royal. Mr. Süskind lives and writes in Munich.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Linden Avenue Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10045
- Title
- Perfume
- Author
- Patrick Suskind
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- ISBN 10
- 0394550846
- ISBN 13
- 9780394550848
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1986
- Pages
- 255
- Size
- 5.9 x 1.11 x 8.67 inches.
- Keywords
- First edition, fiction, Books into Film
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Books into Film; Modern First Editions; Literature;
Terms of Sale
Linden Avenue Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Linden Avenue Books
Biblio member since 2023
Salem, Oregon
About Linden Avenue Books
Linden Avenue Books is independently owned and operated and located in Lincoln City, Oregon. We feature a wide range of fiction and non-fiction, including biography, history and modern first editions. All books are carefully packed and shipped in a box.
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- New
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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