New York, New York, U.S.A.: E P Dutton, 2000. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This is the tale of a young girl on the brink of womanhood, whose life is transformed by her brief encounter with genius --- even as she herself is immortalized on canvas. Correct full number line sequence, no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true and the corners are square. Dust jacket is not price-clipped. This collectible, as new condition first edition/first printing copy is protected with a polyester archival dust jacket cover.

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A sumptuous new look for Tracy Chevalier's bestselling novel. Griet, the young daughter of a tilemaker in seventeeth century Holland, obtains her first job, as a servant in Vermeer's household. Tracy Chevalier shows us, through Griet's eyes, the complicated family, the society of the small town of Delft, and life with an obsessive genius. Griet loves being drawn into his artistic life, and leaving her former drudgery, but the cost to her own survival may be high.

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Bookseller's Inventory #: 000076
Title: Girl with a Pearl Earring
Author: Chevalier, Tracy
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: New As New
Jacket Condition: Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
ISBN 10: 052594527X
ISBN 13: 9780525945277
Publisher: E P Dutton
Place of Publication: New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2000
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾

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