A Map of the World
by Jane Hamilton
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Olathe, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Signed first edition of A Map of the World by Jane Hamilton.
Book is inscribed, "For J . . ." In addition to signature the author added a map of sorts. (Photos available). Signed during an appearance at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington D.C. Program laid in.
Book is fine in a fine jacket housed in a protective mylar sleeve.
Book states "first edition". Contains a number line beginning with 1.
Synopsis
Jane Hamilton lives, works, and writes in an orchard farmhouse in Wisconsin. Her short stories have appeared in Harper's Magazine, and her first book, The Book of Ruth , was awarded the 1989 PENHemingway Foundation Award for best first novel. Seven years after its publication, The Book of Ruth was chosen for the Oprah Book Club, giving it a second life. In 1994 Hamilton published A Map of the World which became an international best seller, and in 1998, The Short History of a Prince , which won the Heartland Prize for Fiction, and was shortlisted for Britain's Orange Prize.
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- Seller
- Biblio Baggins (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 007-141
- Title
- A Map of the World
- Author
- Jane Hamilton
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1994
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- First Edition
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- Inscribed
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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- Number Line
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