Henry Holt & Co, 1996-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5x1x7. Signed by Author. Bookplate signed by author on half title page. Minor shelf wear to binding on corners, edges & spine. Light soiling on edges of text block. Text and images unmarked. The dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover.

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John Lanchester was born in Hamburg in 1962. He was brought up in the Far East and educated in England. He is a columnist for the Daily Telegraph and is on the editorial board of the London Review of Books . The Debt to Pleasure (1996), won the Whitbread First Novel Award, the Betty Trask Prize, the Hawthornden Prize, and a Julia Child Award. His second novel, Mr. Phillips , was published in 2000. His most recent novel is Fragrant Harbour . He lives in London.

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Bookseller: Chaparral Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: SPIROlanDEB
Title: The Debt to Pleasure: A Novel
Author: Lanchester, John
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0805043888
ISBN 13: 9780805043884
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1996-01-01
Size: 5x1x7
X weight: 13 oz

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