A Start in Life
by Anita Brookner
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
€225.99€203.39
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1981. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8" by 5.5". None. A fine first edition of Anita Brookner's debut novel, about the life of a woman who thinks her life has been ruined by literature, in the beautiful original dustwrapper. The first edition of this work.In the original price clipped dustwrapper, however the dustwrapper was clipped by the publisher as they changed the price, with a sticker from the publisher stating the new price.'A Start in Life' follows the forty year old Dr Weiss, a woman who believes that her life has been ruined by literature.Written by Anita Brookner, a noted English novelist of the twentieth century, best known for her Man Booker winning novel 'Hotel du Lac'. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original price-clipped by publisher dustwrapper. Externally, fine. One small mark to the rear board. Very light bumping to the head of the spine. Dustwrapper with publisher's price sticker to the front flyleaf. Dustwrapper with very light edge wear to the head of spine and rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 849P1
- Title
- A Start in Life
- Author
- Anita Brookner
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1981
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- A Start in Life anita brookner brookner dr weiss anita brookner
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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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- Dustwrapper
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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