In the Heart Of the Country
by Coetzee, J M
In the Heart of the Country (1977) is an English language novel by J. M. Coetzee which delves in the complex relationships that form between the colonizer and the colonized. It takes place on a desolate farm in South Africa told through the perspective of an intelligent yet meek European woman. She clashes with her father when he takes an African mistress, causing a rift that leads towards vengeance, violence and a muddling of her own relationship with the Africans. In the U.S.A.
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IN THE HEART OF THE COUNTRY
by COETZEE, J. M.:
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London: Secker and Warburg. 1977. First UK edition, first printing. First UK edition, first printing. The publisher's retained copy. Original black cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A better than very good copy, the binding square and firm with a little bumping at the spine tips. The contents with the publisher's "FILE COPY / Property of… Read more about this item Item Price
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In The Heart Of The Country : Signed By The Author
by Coetzee, J.M.
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Market Harborough, Leicestershire, GBR
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The First UK printing published by Secker and Warburg, London in 1977. The BOOK is in near Fine condition with just a little toning to the text-block. Light offsetting to the end-papers. A neat previous owner's name and date to the upper front blank end-paper. The WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good+ condition. Light edge-wear with a little… Read more about this item Item Price
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In the Heart of The Country
by J.M.Coetzee
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Mississauga, Ontario, CAN
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London: Secker & Warburg, 1977. First Edition . First UK Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine book in a very good dust jacket. Signed by teh author on the title page. The book has a booksellers address sticker affixed to front inside board and a crease along the title page, else fine.The dust jacket isrubbed along the edges, with… Read more about this item Item Price
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In the Heart of the Country
by COETZEE, J.M.
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Adelaide, South Australia, AUS
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Johannesburg: Ravan Press, 1978. Paperback. Very Good. Johannesburg, Ravan Press, 1978 (first South African edition)/ 1977. Octavo, [iv], 138 pages. Pictorial card covers a little rubbed, and a little bumped at the ends of the spine and the rear bottom corner (with a light associated crease to the bottom corner of the last 20 leaves); top edge of… Read more about this item Item Price
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In the Heart of the Country
by COETZEE, J.M.
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- 1977
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Adelaide, South Australia, AUS
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London: Secker & Warburg, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. London, Secker & Warburg, 1977 [first edition, prepared by the author from the original Afrikaans]. Octavo, [iv], 139 pages. Papered boards (lettered in gilt on the spine) lightly indented on the front cover; edges lightly foxed or marked; endpapers lightly offset, with the rear flyleaf slightly… Read more about this item Item Price
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In the Heart of the Country
by COETZEE, J.M.
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- First Edition
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- 1977
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Adelaide, South Australia, AUS
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London: Secker & Warburg, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. London, Secker & Warburg, 1977 [first edition, prepared by the author from the original Afrikaans]. Octavo, [iv], 139 pages. Papered boards (lettered in gilt on the spine) lightly bumped at the extremities; top edge a little foxed (other edges very slightly so); endpapers lightly offset; essentially… Read more about this item Item Price
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In The Heart of the Country
by COETZEE, J. M.
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- June 1979
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London, Ontario, CAN
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Johannesburg: Ravan Press, June 1979. Second impression. Softcover. Good +. 138 p. 21 cm. Paperback. Light wear. Signed by author on title page. Faint ink stamp on first leaf. Pages browning.
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In the Heart of the Country: A Novel
by Coetzee, J. M.
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- 1982
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Penguin Books, 1982. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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In The Heart of the Country - SIGNED by the Author
by Coetzee, J M
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- 1977
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire, GBR
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$596.65
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Secker and Warburg, 1977. Hardcover. Near Fine. A first edition, first printing published by Secker and Warburg in 1977. SIGNED without dedication to the title page. A near fine copy (one name and date to the ffep) in a very good+ wrapper which is rubbed to the extremities but is not price clipped showing £3.50. … Read more about this item Item Price
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In the Heart of the Country: A Novel
by Coetzee, J. M.
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- Used - Good
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Frederick, Maryland, USA
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$3.99
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Penguin Books. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Item Price
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In the Heart of the Country : A Novel
by Coetzee, J. M
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Item Price
$6.92
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In the Heart of the Country
by Coetzee, J. M.
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- First Edition
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- 1977
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Toronto, Ontario, CAN
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$554.32
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London: Secker & Warburg, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Gilt lettered black boards. Text block edges foxed, the spine ends very lightly bumped, clean throughout and the binding tight and square. The black dust jacket with light rubbing along the edges, edges with several very small nicks and some light creases. Author's second work of… Read more about this item Item Price
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In the Heart of the Country.
by Coetzee, J.M
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- 1977
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Palm Beach, Florida, USA
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$300.00
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London: Secker and Warburg, 1977. First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's second book. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. The South African novelist J.M. Coetzee is the recipient of the 1985 Prix Femina Étranger, the 1999 Book Prize, and the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature, described as "inarguably the most celebrated and decorated"… Read more about this item Item Price
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In the Heart of the Country
by COETZEE, J.M.
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Winchester, Virginia, USA
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$350.00
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London: Secker & Warburg, [1977]. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (22.25cm.); publisher's boards in black decorative dust jacket; [4],138pp. Jacket extremities a bit rubbed with a few brief scratches to upper panel, spine ends bumped, else a Very Good copy, nicer than usually seen. The South African Nobel laureate's second novel. Item Price
$350.00
In the Heart of the Country: A Novel
by Coetzee, J. M.
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- Used - Good
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- 1982
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- Paperback
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- 9780140062281
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Penguin Books, 1982. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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In The Heart of the Country
by J M Coetzee
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- No Jacket
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- Reprint
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- 1983
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- Paperback
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Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, GBR
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$6.91
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Reprint: Penguin Books, 1983 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Early experimental novel by the South African-born writer. 138pp. Minimal reading crease to spine, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions.. Item Price
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In the Heart of the Country
by Coetzee, J M
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- Used - Poor
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- No Jacket
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- 3rd Edition
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- 1982
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- Soft cover
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- 9780869750773
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Johannesburg, ZAF
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$20.00
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Ravan Press, Johannesburg, 1982. 3rd Edition. Soft cover. Poor/No Jacket. 138 pages (complete). A much owned, resolute book. The cover is worn and creased, dramatic and tight. Inside, the contents are tanned and foxed at the inside front and back covers. The first pages (frontis - 14) are loose as a bunch and included. The contents thereafter are… Read more about this item Item Price
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In the Heart of the Country
by Coetzee, J. M
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- Used - Fair
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- Fair
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- 1st Edition
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- 1977
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- Hardcover
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- 9780436256707
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Johannesburg, ZAF
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$90.00
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Secker & Warburg, London, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair/Fair. 139 pages (complete). J M Coetzee's second novel. First edition. Ex-library copy (Cape Town Region) with consequent residue, debris, labels, annotations, marks, wear. The dustjacket is mild; it has a clear plastic protective cover that is scuffed and worn. The dustjacket is secure and whole. The board covers have… Read more about this item Item Price
$90.00
In the Heart of the Country
by Coetzee, J.M. (SIGNED)
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- Used - Very Good+
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- 1982
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- Soft cover
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- 9780140062281
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$122.00
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New York: Penguin Books, 1982. Soft cover. Very Good+. Second book and first novel by the highly-acclaimed, reclusive South-African born author, academic & translator, Nobel Prize winner and the first 2-time Booker Prize winner. 139pp. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Small amount of black cover rubbed… Read more about this item Item Price
$122.00
In the Heart of the Country
by Coetzee, J. M
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- Used - Good
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- Fair
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- 1st Edition
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- 1977
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- Hardcover
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- 9780436256707
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Johannesburg, ZAF
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$180.00
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Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. the jacket is edge worn. very rubbed and marked and there are damp stains beneath the jacket which are invisible when the jacket is on. small tears and fraying and a very small hole on the spine. the book has a previous owner's signature and old tape residue… Read more about this item Item Price
$180.00