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PEARS, IAIN, born 1955

Iain Pears

British writer and art historian.

Books: 2
Editions tracked: 2
First editions: 2
Nationality: United Kingdom

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Earliest first editionThe Raphael AffairGollancz, 1990 Most editions trackedAn Instance of the Fingerpost1 edition

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The Raphael Affair

Iain Pears · first published 1990

1st Gollancz1990 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

An Instance of the Fingerpost

Iain Pears · first published 1997

1st Jonathan Cape1997 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

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Iain Pears was born in 1955.

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We track 2 books by Iain Pears across 2 editions, 2 of them first editions.

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