Master Georgie, a novel
by Bainbridge, Beryl
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine, 1st USA edition, unclipped d/j, blue/black boards, gilt spine titling; text block firm, untrimmed pages crisp and unmarked
- ISBN 10
- 0786705639
- ISBN 13
- 9780786705634
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Carroll & Graf, 1988. 1st USA. hardback. Fine, 1st USA edition, unclipped d/j, blue/black boards, gilt spine titling; text block firm, untrimmed pages crisp and unmarked.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). In 1854, when the battle of Inkerman in the Crimea was over, five survivors were hurriedly assembled in front of the camera. A sixth figure added symmetry to the group - Master Georgie. In the distance a young woman circled round and round like a bird above a robbed nest.Shortlisted for 1988 Booker Prize and winner of James Tait Memorial Prize
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC131926
- Title
- Master Georgie, a novel
- Author
- Bainbridge, Beryl
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine, 1st USA edition, unclipped d/j, blue/black boards, gilt spine titling; text block firm, untrimmed pages crisp and unmarked
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st USA
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0786705639
- ISBN 13
- 9780786705634
- Publisher
- Carroll & Graf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Pages
- 190
- Keywords
- 1st USA, fiction, historical fiction, Bainbridge, prize, Booker
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- X weight
- 0.39 g
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9\"\" x 6\"\")
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