![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This is a Very Good + Copy of this book in original black hardcover cloth with gilt title lettering to spine in a Very Good + Dust-jacket that has no chips or tears to the outer edges of the dust-jacket.There is some light rubbing to the wrapper at the head of the spine and with small protective label has been applied to the underside of the d/j at the head of spine.Price clipped.There are NO previous names or inscriptions present although there is a previous ink motif to the rear pastedown (see pic) This is the more uncommon Hardback Edition and it has been Signed with a dedication by Terry Pratchett to the Title page and it reads '' To Jean Extra Wishes Terry Pratchett '' Internally the text block is lovely and clean with crisp white page edges.This copy was acquired from an impressive private collection of Modern First Editions with very close attention paid to obtaining books in excellent condition.Described as a hilarious Discworld romp,gloriously illustrated in full colour by Josh Kirby.The dust-jacket comes well protected in a removable cover sleeve.4to measures 28cm by 20cm 126pp First Edition 2nd Impression. 'Eric' by Terry Pratchett is a fantastic addition to the beloved Discworld series, showcasing the authors signature wit, humor, and imagination. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() We couldn’t be together, but we couldn’t stand to be apart. □ Bonus Content including letters from the author, fun facts and behind the scenes, as well as a note from the audiobook narrator ![]() In a novella that was supposed to be short and sweet and ended up being a whopping fifty thousand words, Jamie tells his side of the story…Īnd what happened after that torturous last page. Now, five years later, I’m thrilled to bring you Jamie’s side of the story. It was real, raw, emotional, and absolutely excruciating to write. I just knew something was different with this one. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Though the fashion dolls were the main focus of the franchise, a 2D-animated web series and 15 animated TV specials/films were released to accompany them, as well as video games, a series of young adult novels written by Lisi Harrison and other forms of merchandise. 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Is it doing what you’re told?ĭo you even get a choice? Do you just comply? Is it always doing the same thing? Is it always doing the right thing? ![]() ![]() ![]() Objects are displayed in cases corresponding to chapters in the novel. Some objects, such as Füsun’s dress or driver’s license or the view from her room, are taken directly from the novel. Inside the museum are objects which evoke stories and memories of the Istanbul of the 1970s. His pursuit takes him to Füsun’s family home in Çukurcuma, to a building which becomes the fictional, and now the physical, museum. Kemal develops an obsessive love with his young cousin Füsun, whom he pursues. Pamuk’s novel follows the life of Kemal, an upper-class man from Istanbul, through the 1960s and 70s. The museum is not an illustration of the novel, and the novel is not an explanation of the museum.” “And yet,” writes Pamuk, “just as the novel is entirely comprehensible without a visit to the museum, so is the museum a place that can be visited and experienced on its own. ![]() ![]() It is the work of novelist Orhan Pamuk, whose novel The Museum of Innocence was conceived of and created along with the museum itself. In the backstreets of Çukurcuma, sloping towards the Bosporus from Istiklal Caddesi, the main pedestrian commercial thoroughfare of Istanbul, is the Museum of Innocence, a collection of items straight from a work of fiction. ![]() |
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