Viking, London, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Cloth Boards with Dust Jacket, 8vo, 218 pages, very good, boards clean, Dust Jacket has mild rubbing, faded at spine, one small tear and mild creasing on front, slight wear at corners, page edges have yellowed, mild foxing, otherwise pages clean. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket has small closed tears, but otherwise complete and overall sound.. Edges foxed and browned. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; ISBN: 0670826200. ISBN/EAN: 9780670826209. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: X20950. . 9780670826209

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Bookseller: Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: X20950
Title: Higher Ground A Novel in Three Parts
Author: Caryl Phillips
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0670826200
ISBN 13: 9780670826209
Publisher: Viking
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1989
Keywords: BZDB1 fiction west indies literature Fiction; ISBN: 0670826200 EAN: 9780670826209 Caryl Phillips Higher Ground A Novel in Three Parts

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Mr Pickwick's occupies a large, 3-storey former Bank building in the heart of the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, Australia. We carry over 60,000 books in store, and cater to both the specialist collector trade as well as the general book trade in this region. Mr Pickwick's is one of the most comprehensive bookshops in Australia, and also operates an extensive Bookfinder service for its several thousand database clients.

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