The Comfort Of Strangers
by McEwan, Ian
Haunting and compelling, -The TimesAs their holiday unfolds, Colin and Maria are locked into their own intimacy. They groom themselves meticulously, as though there waits someone who cares deeply about how they appear. Then they meet a man with a disturbing story to tell and become drawn into a fantasy of violence and obsession.
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The Comfort of Strangers
by McEwan, Ian
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- Used - Fine, 1st edition, with unclipped d/j in protective sleeve. Brown boards clean, gilt spine titling bright; pages tight and unmar
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- 1981
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1981. 1st. hardback. Fine, 1st edition, with unclipped d/j in protective sleeve. Brown boards clean, gilt spine titling bright; pages tight and unmarked.. 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8"" x 5_""). Colin and Mary are a couple whose intimacy knows no bounds. Away on a holiday together in a nameless city, they get lost… Read more about this item Item Price
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The comfort of strangers
by McEwan, Ian
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- 1981
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Galway, IRL
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London : J. Cape, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 134p. ; 21cm. Subjects: Holidays ; Fiction. Item Price
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The Comfort of Strangers.
by Ian McEwan.
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- First Edition Thus (1994), Third Printing. First published in ha
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- 1994.
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Oregon City, Oregon, USA
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New York, NY Random House: Vintage International, 1994. Paperback First Edition Thus (1994), Third Printing. First published in hardcover in 1981. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR beneath his name at the title page. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only a hint of wear to the extremities and a very thin line of faint dampstaining at the lower outside… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Comfort Of Strangers
by MCEWAN, IAN
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- 1981
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Toronto, Ontario, CAN
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good +. Brown boards with gilt spine lettering. Book in excellent condition, dust jacket with a light crease to front flap, about fine otherwise. Signed by Ian McEwan on the title page. Item Price
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The Comfort of Strangers
by McEwan,Ian
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London: Jonathan Cape. This is a Very Good + Copy of this Book in Publisher's brown coloured cloth with gilt title lettering to spine,in a Very Good + Dust-Jacket,that has no chips or tears to the outer edges of the wrapper.Not price clipped (£5.50 showing to the inner flap) The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and… Read more about this item Item Price
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London; Jonathan Cape, 1981., 1981. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo; pp. 134. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt titles to spine in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Leaves very slightly toned otherwise a clean bright copy; no annotation or inscriptions. Jacket very slightly rubbed top edge. A Near Fine copy in like jacket. The Author's critically acclaimed macabre second… Read more about this item Item Price
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by Ian McEwan
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- 1981
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Oswestry, Shropshire, GBR
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Jonathan Cape, 1981. 1st. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. First edition first printing hardback, 1981, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket slightly faded to spine (now protected); boards clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; light… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Comfort of Strangers
by MCEWAN, Ian
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1981. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First American edition. Spotting on the page edges, toning on the boards, and bumped corners else very good in a very good dust jacket with shallow chips, creasing, and toning. Basis for the Harold Pinter adapted filmed starring Rupert Everett, Christopher Walken, Helen Mirren and Natasha Richardson. … Read more about this item Item Price
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by McEWAN, Ian
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- 1981
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Germantown, New York, USA
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Jonathan Cape, New York, 1981. First American Edition. First Impression. Very attractive copy in blue cloth and tan boards with gilted title embossed on both front board and spine.
A very good + book, clean except for a bookplate and a prev owner's name on the front endpaper. A very good unclipped jacket with some light edgewear a little clear… Read more about this item Item Price
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Cape, 1981. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very fine in fine dustjacket, no fading to the spine. Signed by the author, a very nice copy indeed of his second novel, shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Item Price
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The Comfort of Strangers
by Ian McEwan
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- 1994
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1994. 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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The Comfort Of Strangers
by McEwan, Ian
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- 1981
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Rotherfield, East Sussex, GBR
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1981. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo. 1st printing. Leading edge coffee splash marked. Item Price
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The Comfort of Strangers
by Ian McEwan
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- 1994
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1994. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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The Comfort of Strangers
by Ian McEwan
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- 1994
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1994. 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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THE COMFORT OF STRANGERS
by MCEWAN, Ian
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- Near Fine Original Wraps
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- Second Printing
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- 1989
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Sherman Oaks, California, USA
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$18.00
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NY: Penguin, 1989. FINE condition in NEAR FINE covers. NY. Penguin. SOFTCOVER. 1989. SECOND Printing. AS NEW, bound in original gray pictorial stiff paper wraps. Square and tight, UNREAD, NO spine crease. Toning to back cover. Cover photograph by Ralph Gibson, design by Melissa Jacoby. Psychological suspense. Stored in Archival sleeve.. Second Printing. Soft Cover. Fine/Near Fine Original Wraps. Item Price
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The Comfort of Strangers
by McEwan, Ian
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Frederick, Maryland, USA
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Anchor. 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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THE COMFORT OF STRANGERS.
by McEwan, Ian.
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- Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket
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- First Edition; First Printing
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- 1981
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- Softcover
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Santa Monica, California, USA
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$225.00
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SIMON & SCHUSTER. NY 1981. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1981. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. First American Edition. UNCORRECTED PROOF. SIGNED by Ian McEwan on the title page. Fine in plain yellow printed wrappers. (Small repaired tear at base of front cover) . Item Price
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The Comfort of Strangers
by McEwan, Ian
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Very Good+
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- First Edition
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- 1981
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- Hardcover
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- 9780671428501
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Austin, Minnesota, USA
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Simon & Schuster, 1981. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. Remainder mark to bottom page edges. Previous owner name stamp inked out on front endpaper and title page. Tiny bit of wear to jacket at top of spine.. Item Price
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The Comfort of Strangers
by Ian McEwan
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- Paperback
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Anchor Books. Paperback. Used; Good. Simply Brit welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring theres something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Comfort of Strangers
by McEwan, Ian
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- Near Fine
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- 1982
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- Hardcover
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Toronto, Ontario, CAN
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$73.91
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1982. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. Second printing. Brown boards with gilt spine lettering. Light bump to the spine head, faint ink spot to front endpaper, and ink name of previous owner to top right corner, else a clean and tight copy in a fine dust jacet. Inscribed by McEwan to Canadian writer Greg Gatenby… Read more about this item Item Price
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