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The Paying Guests
by Waters, Sarah
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0771089414
- ISBN 13
- 9780771089411
- Seller
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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
McClelland & Stewart, 2014-09-02. First Edition. HARDCOVER. Fine/Near Fine. 9x6x1. We're happy to combine shipping to save you some money. We're also always buying collectible book collections. Contact us for details. We're happy to provide pictures of any and all books for you, please just ask! Canadian first edition, first printing. Contains number line 1 2 3 4 5. Virtually no wear to jacket. Jacket is NOT price clipped. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. No tears or creases. The book itself is in Near Fine condition. The binding is straight and tight. NO remainder mark.
Synopsis
SARAH WATERS was born in Wales in 1966 and lives in London. She has a Ph.D. in English Literature and has lectured for the Open University. Waters is the author of five previous novels. Tipping The Velvet won the Betty Trask Award and Affinity won the Somerset Maugham Award and the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award. Fingersmith was shortlisted for both the Man Booker Prize and the Orange Prize, and won the CWA Historical Dagger prize before earning Waters three 2003 Author of the Year awards. The Night Watch was shortlisted for both the Man Booker Prize and the Orange Prize. The Little Stranger was published to rave reviews around the world, was an immediate bestseller in Canada and the UK, and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Visit her at www.sarahwaters.com.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book Scouts
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- sku520010868
- Title
- The Paying Guests
- Author
- Waters, Sarah
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0771089414
- ISBN 13
- 9780771089411
- Publisher
- McClelland & Stewart
- Place of Publication
- U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2014-09-02
- Size
- 9x6x1
- X weight
- 28 oz
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About the Seller
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You'll find lots of high quality books in all our categories. Mystery, Science Fiction and Fantasy are our specialties, but we've got tonnes of other interesting books - many signed by the author!
We obtain 90% of our SIGNED BOOKS by dealing directly with the authors, and have established relationships with some of the biggest authors in their genres.
We're happy to combine shipping on additional books to help save you money.
If you have any questions, please just let us know!
Thanks!
The Book Scouts (Chris, Sue & Jim)
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Remainder Mark
- Usually an ink marking of some sort which indicates that the book was designated a remainder. In most cases, it can be found on...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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