New York: Pantheon Books, 1999. -----Quarter bound in green cloth green boards with gilt on spine, headband, 197 pages, dust jacket is in Near Fine condition. "Moving effortlessly between the magical and the real, the past and the present, the journey of the narrator & her companions transcends the physical terrain & becomes a fantastical quest for rebirth." Any image directly beside this lisitng is the actual book and not a stock photo. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/NF. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Julia Blackburn is the author of three books of nonfiction, Charles Waterton, The Emperor’s Last Island , and Daisy Bates in the Desert , and of two novels, The Book of Color and The Leper’s Companions , both of which were shortlisted for the Orange Prize. She lives in England.

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Bookseller: Nessa Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005604
Title: The Leper's Companions
Author: Blackburn, Julia (1948 - )
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: NF
Edition: 1st Edition 1st Printing
ISBN 10: 0679439846
ISBN 13: 9780679439844
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1999
Keywords: FICTION, -----Quarter bound in green cloth green boards with gilt on spine, headband, 197 pages, dust jacket is in Near Fine condition. "Moving effortlessly between the magical and the real, the past and the present, the journey of the narrator &
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction; Fantasy and Science Fiction;

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