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Keepers of the House
by Lisa St Aubin de Teran
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1982. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 9" by 5.5". None. A fine signed first edition of Lisa St Aubin de Teran's debut novel, a presentation copy to the publisher Tom Maschler. The first edition of this work. Author's presentation copy, signed by the author to the recto to the front endpaper, 'To Tom, From Lisa, July 8th 1982'. Tom Maschler"s bookplate to the front pastedown. Maschler is a publisher who worked for Jonathan Cape, who discovered and published authors including Ian McEwan and Gabriel Garcia Marquez. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. 'Keepers of the House' is the author's debut novel, set in a Venezuelan valley in the midst of a drought. Written by Lisa St Aubin de Teran, known for her autobiographical fiction. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, fine, with a very small amount of bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Author's inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. Dustwrapper with a small amount of edge wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 712P25
- Title
- Keepers of the House
- Author
- Lisa St Aubin de Teran
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1982
- Size
- 9" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Keepers of the House lisa st aubin de teran debut the long way home lisa st aubin de teran drought
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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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