Solomon Gursky Was Here
by RICHLER, Mordecai
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- First
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0701129409
- ISBN 13
- 9780701129408
- Seller
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Alton, Hampshire, Hampshire
Item Price:
$25.00
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1990. Booker Prize shortlisted title in 1990. 413 pages + prelims + closing notes. The jacket is unclipped, showing the printed price £13.95, but has very slight fading. The book is clean and tight with a small of amount of spotting to the text-block edges. Black boards in jacket. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 24 Cm x 16 Cm.
Synopsis
Solomon Gursky Was Here is a novel by Canadian author Mordecai Richler first published by Viking Canada in 1989. It tells of several generations of the fictional Gursky family, said to have been inspired by the Bronfmans, who are connected to several disparate events in the history of Canada, including the Franklin Expedition and rum-running. Some fans and critics have cited this as Mordecai Richler's best book, and in terms of scope and style it is unmatched by his other works.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter White Books
(GB)
- Bookseller Inventory #
- 11043F
- Title
- Solomon Gursky Was Here
- Author
- RICHLER, Mordecai
- Format/binding
- Hardcover
- Book condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0701129409
- ISBN 13
- 9780701129408
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date published
- 1990
- Keywords
- Modern First Editions, Novels, Fiction, Booker Prize Shortlist
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions;
- Size
- 24 Cm x 16 Cm
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