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Hullabaloo In the Guava Orchard
by Desai, Kiran
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0571193366
- ISBN 13
- 9780571193363
- Seller
-
Northfield, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber, 1998. A magical tale of a world gone slightly mad. Spine ends gently bumped, pages faintly tanned. Jacket in Brodart. Signed by Desai on the title page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine.
Synopsis
Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard is a novel by Kiran Desai published in 1998. It is her first book, and jointly won the Betty Trask Award in 1998. It is set in the Indian village of Shahkot and follows the exploits of a young man trying to avoid the responsibilities of adult life.
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Details
- Bookseller
- MLC Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- C160081
- Title
- Hullabaloo In the Guava Orchard
- Author
- Desai, Kiran
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0571193366
- ISBN 13
- 9780571193363
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1998
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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MLC Books
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Northfield, Minnesota
About MLC Books
MLC Books has been selling online since 2006, with a heavy emphasis on vintage and collectible crime fiction, other fiction, and books related to Minnesota. A diverse general stock available as well.
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- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...