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Prisoner's Dilemma
by Richard Powers
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1988. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 9" by 5.5". None. The scarce first edition of this second novel from Richard Powers. It is the story of a dysfunctional family living in DeKalb County, Illinois. The novel explores the impact of history on contemporary life. Richard Powers is an American novelist who won the National Book Award for Fiction in 2006 for his novel 'The Echo Maker'. Some of his other novels include 'The Gold Bug Variations', 'Gain', 'Plowing the Dark', and 'The Time for our Singing'. In a navy cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Some light shelfwear to the boards. Dustwrapper is quite smart, though with some bumping, handling marks, small closed tears, and label to the rear. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages have some light marginal browning, and some instances of foxing. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MOD5-G-17
- Title
- Prisoner's Dilemma
- Author
- Richard Powers
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld and Nicolson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1988
- Size
- 9" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- richard powers dekalb illinois prisoner's dilemma dekalb
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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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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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Dustwrapper
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