Polaroids from the Dead
by Douglas Coupland
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Flamingo, 1996. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8" by 8". Douglas Coupland. An excellent signed first U.K. edition of Douglas Coupland's short story collection, providing an insightful commentary on the 1990s. Signed by the author to the title page.A collection of short stories and essays, each inspired by an old Polaroid photo. It is a commentary on the 1990s, with subjects including a post-mortem letter to Kurt Cobain, a Grateful Dead concert and the O. J. Simpson murder case.Written by Douglas Coupland, a Canadian novelist and visual artist.Complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper.Illustrated with photographs by the author.An excellent signed U.K. edition of this unusual modern collection. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely. Dust wrapper has the slightest wear to the head of the spine. Author's inscription to the title page. Internally, firmly bound bar slight strain at the title page. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 793R28
- Title
- Polaroids from the Dead
- Author
- Douglas Coupland
- Illustrator
- Douglas Coupland
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Flamingo
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1996
- Size
- 8" by 8"
- Keywords
- Douglas Coupland Polaroids from the Dead Short Stories Modern Fiction Polaroids from the Dead Grateful Dead O. J. Simpson
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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