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The Pleasures of Exile
by George Lamming
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very good, slight cant to spine
- Seller
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Ridgewood, New York, United States
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About This Item
Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms International, 1977. Authorized facsimile copy produced from microfilm-xerography. Hardcover, [octavo], blue cloth boards with gilt lettering, no dust jacket, 232 pp. Very good, slight cant to spine. Former copy of Roberto Marquez, inscribed to him on first page, with his owner's inscription of 'Robert Marquez 5/77' above George Lamming's 1978 dedication. Copy has occasional Marquez underlinings and brief annotations.
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- Bookseller
- Better Read Than Dead
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1630
- Title
- The Pleasures of Exile
- Author
- George Lamming
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover, [octavo], blue cloth boards with gilt lettering, no dust jacket, 232 pp
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, slight cant to spine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Authorized facsimile copy produced from microfilm-xerography
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- University Microfilms International
- Place of Publication
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- Roberto Marquez, George Lamming, Caribbean
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Better Read Than Dead
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Ridgewood, New York
About Better Read Than Dead
Better Read Than Dead has been selling used books and other printed materials in Brooklyn, NY since 2012. We currently operate two open storefronts and an ever-growing online inventory.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
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