Sweet Shop Owner
by SWIFT, Graham
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- Signed
- Condition
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- Seller
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Bryn Mawr,, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
SWIFT, Graham. The Sweet Shop Owner. Orig. boards. [London]: Allen Lane, [1980]. 8vo. First edition of the Booker Prize-winning author's first book. Signed by Swift on the title page. Fine in very nearly fine dustjacket with the barest hint of sunning to the spine panel.
Synopsis
Graham Swift was born in 1949 in London, where he still lives and works. He is the author of six novels, including the acclaimed Waterland , which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won the Guardian Fiction Award. His most recent novel, Last Orders , won the 1996 Booker Prize and was an international bestseller. Graham Swift's work has been translated into more than twenty languages.
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- Bookseller
- George S. MacManus Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52803
- Title
- Sweet Shop Owner
- Author
- SWIFT, Graham
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Keywords
- C/H, LITX
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About the Seller
George S. MacManus Company
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Bryn Mawr,, Pennsylvania
About George S. MacManus Company
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