ISBN: 9780434596034 - In the Beginning (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First British Edition. DJ and boards show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 8.4 X 5.6 X 1.7 inches; 454 pages; "All beginnings are hardâ"that is the lesson David Lurie learns early and painfully in his life. As a boy in the depression-shadowed Bronx, he must begin to hold his own against neighborhood bullies and the treacherous frailties of his own health. As a young man in a world menaced by a distant, horrifying war, he must begin once moreâ"this time to define a resolute path of personal belief that departs boldly from the tradition of his teachers and his own father, a courageous defender of their people. Learning how to remember his past as he nourishes the future, David struggles to complete his first long journey into ancient beginnings.".…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st printing (1976). 454pp. VG/VG copy; dust jacket has tiny nick to front top corner, now preserved in archival jacket protector.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.