In 1941, a young italian officer tries to pass the time on an occupied greek island in the face of hostility from the civilian residents.  Vintage 1998 paperback edition of 1994 novel.

The book's condition is Fine (see grading key below).  Cover has light edge wear and minor crease at rear bottom corner.  very slight crease to spine at bottom.  Pages clean, clear, unmarked.

BIND:  Paperback,      ISBN:  0749397543,     534pp,       PUB:  Vintage, 1998.      

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DESCRIPTION OF BOOKS:

We try to describe all pre-owned books according to the following system of grades:

MINT:  Perfect condition, no flaws.  Very few, if any, pre-owned books will be in this condition.

NEAR MINT:  Almost perfect, but with very slight flaws, e.g. like a brand new book with a small amount of shelf wear.

VERY FINE:  Generally in excellent condition, but with some visible flaws, e.g. minor scuffing, very tiny bumps to corners or dents to jacket/cover, minor spine creases, perhaps some loss of shine on gilts and veneers.  Books kept in storage with little or no use can achieve this condition.

FINE:  More obviously visible signs of wear and use, perhaps slightly larger scuffs, dents, or stains, minor tears to dust jacket or cover.  Books that have been well read, but also carefully stored and transported, can achieve this condition.

VERY GOOD:  Generally in good shape, but perhaps with one large defect, such as a very visible tear or stain, or significant foxing (yellowing/browning of pages), or bind damage, which prevents description as Fine.

GOOD:  Also generally in good shape, with binding largely intact, but with multiple large flaws, such as a combination of tears and bumps, or minor warping.  In this condition, the book will appeal to those who really need to read it or collectors who cannot find a better specimen.

FAIR:  Poor overall condition; quite battered, with multiple large flaws as for GOOD condition above, but more severe in their impact or extent.  Not collectible at all unless the particular book is extremely rare and sought after. OK as a reading copy.

READABLE:  Very poor physical condition;  may have portions (or all) of cover missing, serious tears, bashes, warping, and/or stains.  Binding may be split or detached.  All pages present, but some may be detached.   Really only for those who need to read that book and cannot get another copy anywhere.

While trying to make our descriptions as objective as possible, please remember that this is still really a subjective exercise; one man’s FINE is another’s GOOD.  Also remember that age and original quality of production affect our judgement;  a mass market volume produced in 1920 may be in worse physical condition than a deluxe volume produced on high quality paper (with less acids) in 1978, but we may grade them similarly.  We cannot always compare like with like.

Essentially, we just want to describe the books as honestly and neutrally as possible, so that after reading our listing, you get what you expect through the post.  We hope this serves you well.