The Paper Men
by Golding, William (SIGNED)
- Used
- Fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1984. Stated First Printing 1st Printing. Card Covers. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stated, ' Winner of The Nobel prize For Literature' above title on front panel. Book has blue (author), black (title) and brown (article) text on front. Initial 'P' in title has pen nib at base. Book has very slight edge wear and some light soiling. Book is from the collection of the Toronto author/poet and often Harbourfront literary event host, Greg Gatenby. It is his signature at top of ffep, and the date is the date he acquired this book. Book is flatSIGNED by author in black ink below the title. SIGNED by AUTHOR Bookseller's Inventory # 122986.
Synopsis
Nobel prize-winning novelist William Golding pens The Paper Men to tell the tale of Wilfred Barclay. This character is an English author who is dealing with alcoholism, bitterness, depression and a failed marriage. He is being hounded by American professor Rick L. Tucker who wishes to write his biography.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002986
- Title
- The Paper Men
- Author
- Golding, William (SIGNED)
- Format/Binding
- Card Covers
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Stated First Printing 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1984
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Terms of Sale
Lower Beverley Better Books
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About the Seller
Lower Beverley Better Books
Biblio member since 2014
Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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- Flatsigned
- A flatsigned book is signed, and not inscribed, directly on a page of the book, rather than on a bookplate or with an...
- Jacket
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...