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Birds without Wings
by De Bernieres, Louis
- Used
- Fine
- Signed
- Condition
- fine
- ISBN 10
- 0436205572
- ISBN 13
- 9780436205576
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
London: Secker & Warburg, 2004. Undetermined. fine. limited signed edition, 697/1000. 625pp. Quarto. Red paper covered boards with gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Illustrated endpapers. Clean, tight text block through out. In red slip case with small illustration affixed to side. A fine copy. fine Signed on the limitation page, 697/1,000 copies. A beautiful edition of the British author's tragic love story. 2004
Synopsis
Louis de Bernières’ previous bestselling novels are Captain Corelli’s Mandolin , The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman , Señor Vivo and the Coca Lord and The War of Don Emmanuel’s Nether Parts . He lives in London.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aquila Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 134497
- Title
- Birds without Wings
- Author
- De Bernieres, Louis
- Format/Binding
- Undetermined
- Book Condition
- Used - fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0436205572
- ISBN 13
- 9780436205576
- Publisher
- Secker & Warburg
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- English Author|English Lit|Fiction|Modern Firsts|Novel|Signed
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About the Seller
Aquila Books
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Calgary, Alberta
About Aquila Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Slip Case
- A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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