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1962. First Published in New Zealand. 224 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Tape to spine and rear panel. Water staining and foxing overall. Seller Inventory # 1720692873ABS
Title: The Edge of the Alphabet
Publisher: The Pegasus Press
Publication Date: 1962
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Seller: C.P. Collins Booksellers, Leichhardt, NSW, Australia
Stiffened Boards. Condition: Very Good. Stiffened flexible wrappers. Large thick octavo. (503pp). The Janet Frame Collection. Clean unused Size: Octavo. Flexible Boards. Seller Inventory # 062672
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Robinson Street Books, IOBA, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: used: good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES Literary Studies: GeneralVery good trade paperback. Clean pages. Seller Inventory # bing734tma021
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Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Castle Donington, DERBY, United Kingdom
Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 47612262-n
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Seller: G.M. Isaac Books, Winston-Salem, NC, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. (Wrappers and Text are clean, neat and tight). Book. Seller Inventory # 001653
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Seller: CitiRetail, Stevenage, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Toby Withers, a young man with epilepsy, leaves New Zealand after the death of his mother. While on board a ship to England, he meets Zoe, a middle-aged woman looking for a life of meaning and Pat, an Irishman who claims to have many friends but treats people with carelessness. Alike in their alienation, all three embark on a new life in London, piecing together an existence in the margins of the urban world.The Edge of the Alphabet, the third novel by Janet Frame, one of New Zealand's foremost writers of the twentieth century, is a piercing, startlingly strange work about identity, the post-colonial experience and the search for connection in a lonely world, publishedon the centenary of her birthwith a new foreword by Catherine Lacey. The third novel by Janet Frame, one of New Zealand's foremost writers,The Edge of the Alphabetis a piercing, startlingly strange work about identity, the post-colonial experience and the search for connection in a lonely world, publishedon the centenary of her birth. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781804271186
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Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United Kingdom
Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. 310. Seller Inventory # B9781804271186
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Seller: Speedyhen, London, United Kingdom
Condition: NEW. Seller Inventory # NW9781804271186
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Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Seller Inventory # 47612262
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Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Paperback / Softback. Condition: Brand New. 296 pages. 4.92x0.62x7.76 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # __1804271187
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Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 47612262-n
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