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Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder First Edition 8th Near Fine/Near Fine

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  • Vintage

Sophie's World — Jostein Gaarder
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1994. First edition, 8th printing.

Condition: Near Fine/Near Fine (just short of new — minor shelf presence).
The dust jacket grades Near Fine.
Noted flaws, plainly:
• faint smudge/handling mark to lower front jacket flap area (photo 2)
• light shelf handling to glossy black jacket, minor surface reflections/marks (photos 1, 9)
Photos show the exact copy you will receive.

Printing points, checked on this copy:
• US first published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 1994
• Translation copyright 1994 by Paulette Moller
• First printing carries no later-printing statement on the copyright verso
• This copy is explicitly marked 'Eighth Printing, 1995'
• Jacket priced $19.00; illustration by Robert Clyde Anderson, design by Michael Ian Kaye

Shipping: FREE and tracked. The book is wrapped in archival tissue and bubble wrap inside a rigid box — never a bare mailer. From a smoke-free home. Message me for more photographs of this exact copy.

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Listed on 07 Sept, 2026
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