As If by Magic Tapa dura - 1973

Secker & Warburg, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. jacket is rubbed, chipped, creased and sunned. edge wear, sunning and knocking on boards. foxing and marks. ownership inscription. fairly good copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Secker & Warburg, 1973. Hardback. First edition, 1973. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. VG (slight foxing to endpapers) with Good un-clipped dust jacket (sunning on spine). Published: NSecker & Warburg, 1973

Hardback. Acceptable.

Hardback. Very Good.

London: Secker & Warburg. This is a Fine Copy of this book in Publisher's blue cloth with gilt title lettering to spine,in a Near Fine Dust-Jacket which has just a touch of rubbing to the edges of the wrapper.This copy has been SIGNED by the Author on the front endpaper and with one '' New Fiction Society stamp to the front endpaper.Not price clipped.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and there is no leaning ro rolling to spine.Page edges are clean.The d/j comes well protected in a removable cover sleeve,8vo 415pp First Edition 1st Impression [1973] . Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st Printing. 1973.

London: Secker & Warburg, 1973. 1st UK. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. 415 pages. The adventures through the world of Hamo Langmuir, grower of 'magic' rice, and his god-daughter Alexandra Grant -a novel of sexual intrigue and the search for meaning. Explores the growth of interest in the irrational during the 1960s, and the deep but conflicted relationship between East and West. as if my a Record # 385517

London: Secker and Warburg, 1973 Ex-Library. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. first edition book is tight with no markings, customary attachments and markings, page edges have some soiling and tanning along with a library stamp, tape residue on boards along with some fading and soiling, dj has rubbing and soiling and some discoloration, library spine marking.

Random House UK. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0436575140 . 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 415 pages .

London : Secker and Warburg, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 415 pages ; 23cm. Subjects: English fiction -- 20th century.

London: Secker & Warburg. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. 0436575140 . First UK Edition. "The title of Angus Wilson's new and major work is ironical - AS IF BY MAGIC. For the theme of this wide-ranging, totally contemporary novel is the near-compulsion in all sorts of men and women to escape from the human problems that on all sides beset us by resorts to false or at best misguided magics..." - Ships same or next business day. Bookplate of noted collector Rolland Comstock on front paste-down. Head and tail of spine and bottom front corner are bumped, sticker from previous bookseller on front paste-down near tail, head-edge of boards is lightly faded. Price clipped. Dust jacket has edge and shelf wear with chipping at the corners, tanned along edges, small stain on back cover, protected in an archival cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 415 pages .