Conservationist
by Gordimer, Nadine
Nadine Gordimer is a South African writer, political activist and Nobel laureate. Her book, The Conservationist, was awarded the Man Booker prize in 1974. It is an in-depth depiction of life in a South Africa town that is suffering through apartheid in the 1960’s and 70’s. The main character, Mehring, is a wealthy businessman and landowner. His success in industry provided the means to buy a 400-acre farm, which serves primarily as a tax write-off. In his quest for material success, Mehring has lost his wife and his mistress, while becoming estranged from his teenage son. The author has an uncanny ability to allow the reader to feel the isolation and desertion that abound in this superbly written book.
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The Conservationist
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NY: Viking, 1975. Bound in brown cloth and tan boards, stamped in green in matching dust jacket. Winner of the Booker Prize. Overall, a tight, clean copy of the first U.S. edition of this rather early novel by the author. 252 pp.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Item Price
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New York: Viking Press, 1975. First American edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Inscribed by the author on the fly leaf to Canadian literary figure Greg Gatenby. 1975, First American edition. 252 pp. Hardcover. A Fine, tight, clean copy, in a Very Good dust jacket that is price-clipped, with light sunning to the spine, and faint soil to the rear… Read more about this item Item Price
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Fyfield (UK): Oak Tree Press 2007. Limited edition 326/350 total copies. Signed by the author. Number 4 in Oak Tree's Series of First Chapters from Booker Prize winning novels. A fine copy without dust wrapper as issued. Item Price
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Penguin, London, 1987. Reprint. Medium Trade Paperback. Very Good. Medium Trade Paperback. 267 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Penguin, London, 1987. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Spine has minimal reading creases. . Pages are lightly tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Mehring is rich. He has… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE CONSERVATIONIST.
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Jonathan Cape 1974 stated 1st edition.. No inscriptions. 4 square corners. a VG+ copy in lesser dustwrapper (shows fading to spine & adjacent and to top edges, shows residue of two small labels to front, no loss or tears). An excellent example among many copies of dubious quality.. 252pp brown cloth boards 8vo. A classic of SA… Read more about this item Item Price
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NY: Viking, 1975. Bound in brown cloth and tan boards, stamped in green in matching dust jacket. Signed by Ms. Gordimer on the front free endpaper. Winner of the Booker Prize. Overall, a tight, clean copy of the first U.S. edition of this rather early novel by the author. 252 pp.. Signed by Author. First American… Read more about this item Item Price
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1974. First edition of the author's Booker Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nadine Gordimer on the title page. Name to the front free endpaper, near fine in a near fine dust jacket with the rare wrap around band present. Jacket design by Craig Dodd. ''Gordimer has written what must be considered her masterpiece. The… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Conservationist
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1974. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in price-clipped else fine dustwrapper. Booker Prize-winner. Item Price
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The Conservationist
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New York: Viking, 1975. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Fine in near fine dustwrapper with some offsetting on the rear panel. Booker Prize-winner. A very attractive copy. Item Price
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The Conservationist
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New York : Viking Press, 1975. 1st Viking edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 252 pages; Description: 252 p. ; 22 cm. Genre: Fiction. Item Price
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The conservationist
by Nadine Gordimer
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Penguin. Fair. Paperback. 1978. 265 pages. Cover worn. Text tanned<br> . Item Price
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The Conservationist
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- 1975
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Viking Penguin, 1975. Fine in a Very Good dustjacket. Tan boards quarterbound in brown cloth. The spine is stamped in green and gilt. Bright yellow topstain. Textured tan endpapers. 282pps. An excellent copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No reading wear or previous owner's… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Conservationist
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Penguin Books, 1983. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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The Conservationist.
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1974. First edition of the author's Booker Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nadine Gordimer. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Craig Dodd. ''Gordimer has written what must be considered her masterpiece. The beauty and largeness of this land she loves is drawn with a breadth and scope that is breathtaking''… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Conservationist
by Nadine Gordimer
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London, New York, Berlin, Sydney: Bloomsbury, 2005 Excellent, clean and tightly bound copy. Gift quality. Size: Approx 5" Wide - 8" Tall Item Price
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The Conservationist.
by Gordimer, Nadine
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Palm Beach, Florida, USA
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New York: The Viking Press, 1974. ''Gordimer has written what must be considered her masterpiece. The beauty and largeness of this land she loves is drawn with a breadth and scope that is breathtaking'' (St. Louis Post-Dispatch). Item Price
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THE CONSERVATIONIST.
by Gordimer, Nadine.
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New York:: Viking,, (1975.). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a very good dust jacket (prev owner's name, sunning to dj, light rubbing, price-clipped). First US printing. Winner of the Booker Prize; described as Gordimer's finest novel, set in South Africa. "A wealthy industrialist, attractive to women, not yet fifty, Mehring wants for nothing that white… Read more about this item Item Price
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