{"product_id":"new-york-edward-rutherfurd-2009","title":"New York by Edward Rutherfurd","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York (Collectible Trade Paperback, First Published 2009)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Sweeping Novel of New York's Four-Century Rise, from Dutch Trading Post to Modern Skyscraper City\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e New York\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Edward Rutherfurd\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Century, London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2009\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781846051968\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e First published in Great Britain in 2009. Century trade paperback edition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's illustrated trade paperback with glossy laminated cover showing a street scene with the Flatiron Building.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large softcover (trade paperback format), approximately 235 x 155 mm. Thick volume of about 1,020 pages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good (VG)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Wraps:\u003c\/strong\u003e The glossy laminated cover is bright, with no tears or stains. The spine shows several light creases and stress lines along its length. Corners and edges are generally clean, with a small dark mark near one corner of the fore-edge. The page block edges are cream-toned.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The pages seen are clean and legible, with no markings. The paper is toned cream, and the binding feels tight. No inscriptions, bookplates or stamps.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not Applicable (As Issued)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in Britain by Century in 2009, New York is Edward Rutherfurd's panoramic historical novel of the city, from a small Native American fishing village and Dutch trading post to the modern skyscraper metropolis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough the interwoven fortunes of fictional families, alongside real historical figures, Rutherfurd follows New York through British rule, the Revolution, the Civil War, waves of immigration, the Roaring Twenties and the Great Crash, reaching the summer of 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book was a New York Times bestseller, and the US edition, titled New York: The Novel, won the David J. Langum, Sr., Prize in American Historical Fiction. It is a solid, clean, readable copy for collectors of Rutherfurd's place-based historical sagas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Edward Rutherfurd\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdward Rutherfurd is the pen name of Francis Edward Wintle, born in 1948 in Salisbury. He studied at Cambridge and Stanford, and worked in political research, bookselling and publishing before leaving the book trade in 1983 to write his first novel, Sarum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe is known for long historical novels built around a single place, including Sarum, Russka, London, The Forest and Paris, as well as two Irish novels, The Princes of Ireland and The Rebels of Ireland. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdward Rutherfurd New York · New York historical novel · Rutherfurd Century 2009 · New York saga paperback · Edward Rutherfurd collectible · history of New York novel\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Century","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58801815814447,"sku":"TCB-000403","price":120.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/new-york70786_cover_1.jpg?v=1794146156","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/new-york-edward-rutherfurd-2009","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}