The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
$14.00
Condition Used paperback with cover scuffs and marks, creased corners, worn edges, a small split at the lower front edge and strongly age-toned pages. Read full condition
Used paperback with cover scuffs and marks, creased corners, worn edges, a small split at the lower front edge and strongly age-toned pages.
The book pictured is the copy you’ll receive.
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About this book
Santiago, a young Andalusian shepherd, leaves Spain in search of a treasure he has dreamed of near the Egyptian pyramids. Along the way, encounters with a king, a merchant and an alchemist turn his journey into a fable about purpose, risk and listening to one's heart.
Book details
- Author: Paulo Coelho
- Publisher: HarperTorch
- Edition / printing: HarperTorch international edition first issued December 2002; fifteenth printing (number line ends at 15)
- Format: Paperback
- Language: English
- ISBN-13: 9780060543884
- ISBN-10: 0060543884
- Pagination: 167 pages
English version prepared by Alan R. Clarke in consultation with Paulo Coelho. Originally published in Portuguese as O Alquimista in 1988. English-version copyright 1993; prologue translation copyright 1998. Printed in the United States. This copy is not the first HarperTorch printing. Pagination is corroborated for the ISBN.
Condition
Fair. Used paperback with cover scuffs and marks, creased corners, worn edges, a small split at the lower front edge and strongly age-toned pages. Condition is based on the supplied photographs; unshown pages have not been individually checked.
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