Life a User's Manual by Perec Georges (120 results)

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Softcover/Paperback. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. An encyclopedia from the inside of a block of flats at 11 rue Simon-Crubellier, Paris. Pictorial wrappers reproducing the author's jigsaw puzzle used for the German edition. Covers creased. Good. book.

Condition: Buone. inglese Condizioni dell'esterno: Discrete con difetti, dorso allentato strappi Condizioni dell'interno: Buone.

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. UK PROOF of this modern classic. Uncommon thus. White glossy paperback with light wear to spine ends and a little grubbiness. VG overall. No jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First printing of the first U.S. edition. A near-fine copy in a near-fine jacket. A clean copy with price ($24.95) intact on front flap. Comes with archival-quality jacket protector. Note: Jacket has light fading on spine, a short closed tear on lower edge of front cover, and light rubbing. Note: Water staining on rear board (as pictured, on the rear jacket cover). Fiction-P.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Very good, like new condition. Spine tight, pages clean. Book club edition.

Original Wrappers. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition in English. Evidently an advance copy, bound in a plain paper wrapper and with the complete priced dust jacket, this being slightly taller without the cloth binding, consequently a bit worn and chipped along the edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. cloth hard cover tall 8vo. 577 PP.fine copy in Near fine Dust Jacket.price present.very Scarce first edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Published: 1987. 1st English Edition. Originally published 1978. Language: English. Book Condition: Very Good: Very light wear to sharp corners, edges and spine ends. Clean sharp cloth. Tightly bound with clean intact endpapers and strong hinges. Lightly toned pages and text block edges. Fine spotting to section of upper text block edge. DJ Condition: Near Fine: Very minor wear to upper and lower edges. Unclipped. Pages xviii, 581. Size: 24cm by 16cm.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. cloth hard coverlarge 8vo. 581 PP.Near fine copy in fine dust Jacket.scarce.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. cloth Hard Cover octavo.579 PP Mear fine copy in a Near fine Dust Jacket. Original price present.Scarce Item. French Movel.

London: Collins Harvill. 1987. 8vo. Original black cloth, spine lettered and blocked in gilt, with the original pictorial dust jacket; pp. xviii, 581 [1]; minimal wear to jacket, else a fine copy.First edition in English.Life: A User's Manual (French title La Vie mode d'emploi) is arguably Georges Perec's most famous novel, first published by Hachette in 1978 and translated into English by David Bellos in 1987. The title page describes it as "romans" in the plural, a subtle hint towards the multiplicity of narratives that unfold throughout the text. Though often cited as an example of postmodern fiction, Perec resisted such labels, his only enduring affiliation being with the Oulipo (Ouvroir de Littà rature Potentielle, or Workshop of potential literature), a loose collective of predominantly French-speaking writers and mathematicians dedicated to crafting works through constrained writing techniques.Life: A User's Manual intricately weaves together numerous stories, ideas, and literary and historical allusions, centring on the lives of the inhabitants of a fictional Parisian apartment building at 11 rue Simon-Crubellier. Written according to a complex set of formal constraints, the novelâs structure adds layers of depth and intricacy, showcasing Perec's experimental approach to storytelling.

First Edition. Pre-publication, uncorrected proof of Bellos' translation. Octavo (21cm); brown paper wrappers; 512pp. Modest shelf-wear and -soil, with tiny creases to front lower corner and lower margin of beginning of text; Very Good. Rare proof of Perec's fifteenth novel, generally considered his masterpiece and certainly the book that pushed him out of obscurity and into the literary limelight. Published in French as La vie, mode d'émploi by Hachette (1978), and winner of that year's Prix Médicis; this translation by David Bellos was published first in the U.S. and soon after in London. The Godine first printing has itself grown uncommon in commerce; we have never previously seen a copy of the proof. [86035].