The Old Man and Mr. Smith
by USTINOV, Peter (INSCRIBED)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0385252730
- ISBN 13
- 9780385252737
- Seller
-
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 1990. Assumed First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A parable novel for our time about God and the Devil travelling on a fact-finding mission on earth unrecognized by those they meet. Issued simultaneously with the British edition, preceding the 1991 U.S.. edition. Ustinov (1921 - 2004) was a two times Academy Award-winning film actor, director, writer, playwright, journalist, humanitarian. humorist, raconteur and Renaissance man. Blue boards with gilt lettering on spine. 261pp. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. INSCRIBED with best wishes by Ustinov on inside front page. Slight edgewear to DJ.
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Details
- Bookseller
- High Park Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003582
- Title
- The Old Man and Mr. Smith
- Author
- USTINOV, Peter (INSCRIBED)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Assumed First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0385252730
- ISBN 13
- 9780385252737
- Publisher
- Doubleday Canada
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1990
- Bookseller catalogs
- English Literature;
- X weight
- 0 kg
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About the Seller
High Park Books
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Kitchener, Ontario
About High Park Books
We are a small independent bookseller specializing in non-fiction, music, art, poetry, Canadian local history, Mennonite history, Canadian literature, children's literature and books on native issues.
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