A Singular Man
de J. P. Donleavy
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Aceptable/Fine
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
London: Bodley Head , 1964 . First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8.5" by 6". None. The first UK edition of J. P. Donleavy's critically celebrated love story. The first UK edition, first impression.In the orange variant of the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper. Blue and yellow variants were also produced, though there is no known priority.The novel follows the aloof and wealthy George Smith and his love for a Miss Thomson.Renata Adler described the work as 'a love story, a melodrama, an unresolved detective story, a melodrama, a soap opera, a vaudeville routine, and a very fine light novel by a stylist who can afford to give considerable rein to his rather quirkish imagination'. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine, with light spotting to fore edge of text block. Dust wrapper in excellent condition, with a touch of spotting to dust wrapper reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 891F9
- Título
- A Singular Man
- Autor
- J. P. Donleavy
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Aceptable
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Bodley Head
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1964
- Tamaño
- 8.5" by 6"
- Palabras clave
- The Ginger Man A Fairy Tale of New York J. P. Donleavy A Fairy Tale of New York
Términos de venta
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Sobre el vendedor
Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
Sobre Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
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Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...