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WINCHESTER, SIMON, born 1944

Simon Winchester

British journalist and popular historian.

Books: 4
Editions tracked: 5
First editions: 4
Nationality: United Kingdom

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Earliest first editionKoreaGrafton, 1988 Most editions trackedThe Professor and the Madman2 editions

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First editions, year by year

1988KoreaGrafton
1998The Professor and the MadmanHarperCollins
2001The Map That Changed the WorldViking
2003KrakatoaHarperCollins

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Korea

Simon Winchester · first published 1988

1st Grafton1988 Paperback Not yet valued Log in to want this

The Professor and the Madman

Simon Winchester · first published 1998

1st HarperCollins1998 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this
Penguin Books1999 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

The Map That Changed the World

Simon Winchester · first published 2001

1st Viking2001 Other Not yet valued Log in to want this

Krakatoa

Simon Winchester · first published 2003

1st HarperCollins2003 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

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When was Simon Winchester born?

Simon Winchester was born in 1944.

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We track 4 books by Simon Winchester across 5 editions, 4 of them first editions.

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