Fran???ois Besson listens to a tape recording of a girl contemplating suicide. Drifting through the days in a provincial city, he thoughtlessly starts a fire in his apartment, attends confession, and examines, with great intentness but without affection, a naked woman he wakes beside. And, as Besson moves through an ugly and threatening rain, his thoughts eventually lead to violence, first turned outward and then directed languidly against himself.
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Fran???ois Besson listens to a tape recording of a girl contemplating suicide. Drifting through the days in a provincial city, he thoughtlessly starts a fire in his apartment, attends confession, and examines, with great intentness but without affection, a naked woman he wakes beside. And, as Besson moves through an ugly and threatening rain, his thoughts eventually lead to violence, first turned outward and then directed languidly against himself.
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Add this copy of The Flood to cart. $10.50, very good condition, Sold by Dinah Moe's Bookshop rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Clayton, MO, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Penguin Classics.
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Good. Dust jacket in acceptable condition. First edition THUS. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Pages are clear of marks. New mylar placed for protection on dust jacket. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
Add this copy of The Flood to cart. $52.00, very good condition, Sold by BookHouse On-Line rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Minneapolis, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1968 by Athenuem.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. First American Edition stated; no add'l printings indicated. 300pp. Binding tight and sturdy, text very good+. Fore edge foxed, top edge inked. Cream cloth at spine also starting to fox; small dampstain (about 1cm) at spine heel. DJ unclipped with very minor edgewear; now protected in Mylar wraps. NOT ex-lib. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Add this copy of The Flood to cart. $62.24, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Penguin Books, Limited (UK).
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Good jacket. First Edition. First edition. Very Good in Good unclipped dust jacket, some edgewear, chipping and creasing. Cloth boards. NO markings in text. Sound binding. Pasadena's finest independent new and used bookstore.
Add this copy of The Flood to cart. $69.00, very good condition, Sold by Diamond Hollow Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Andes, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1968 by Atheneum.
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VG+ in VG- jacket. Tan boards with orange and green lettering, Very Good plus condition, tight and clean, 300 page First Edition. Dust-wrapper is VG-with a few tiny chips, scratches and a crease to flap but all now well protected with mylar.
Add this copy of The Flood to cart. $71.77, good condition, Sold by Fireside Bookshop rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Stroud, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1967 by Hamish Hamilton.
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Good in Good jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; Type: Book Translated from the French by Peter Green. Head of book spine slightly bumped. Previous owner's signature on ffep. Some rubbing to head and tail of d/j spine and top edge of d/j. Price on d/j intact but crossed out with two reductions in pen. But overall quite a nice copy of a scarce book.
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Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. A novel. Translated from the French by Peter Green. Stated first American edition. Fading on top edge, foxing to fore edge, else very good in a near fine (age toning to flap edges) dust jacket.
