Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 415 pages; Description: 415 p. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Twentieth Century American Literature --Anti-escapism --Reason and Compassion in modern world.
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One of Britain's most distinguished novelists Sir Angus Wilson was born in 1913. Educated at Westminster and Merton College, Oxford he joined the British Museum as a cataloguer before being called for service in 1941. His literary career began with a collection of short-stories published in 1949. These were followed by other short-story collections, novels and plays.
Co-founder with Malcolm Bradbury of the MA programme in creative writing at the University of East Anglia, Wilson was appointed professor in 1967. Chair of many literary panels, including the Booker prize, and campaigner for homosexual equality he was knighted in 1980. He died in 1991.
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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! Seller Inventory # S_462502470
Seller: Dunaway Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Seller Inventory # 273398
Seller: West With The Night, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Hard cover. First edition. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 415 p. Audience: General/trade. Very good in very good dust jacket. light shelfwear, mild toning to the jacket, no ownership marks, first printing, protected in brodart. Seller Inventory # Alibris.0024543
Seller: Maxwell's House of Books, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A clean, tight hardcover copy in very good condition. Very good DJ with faint edge wear and age-toning. Seller Inventory # 026235
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. First edition copy. . Very Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. Seller Inventory # W11OS-01008
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. First edition copy. . Good dust jacket. (fiction, homosexuality, green revolution). Seller Inventory # X04H-00730
Seller: Hourglass Books, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good, Not Price Clipped. American First. Some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition. Book. Seller Inventory # 010890
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First US Edition. Dust jacket is rubbed and lightly yellowed, with a bit of soiling. Seller Inventory # 231349
Seller: JW Barker Books & Antiques, Natchez, MS, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good in Very Good DJ. First edition. First American printing, very good + hardcover shows some mild trace wear including a couple of tears/scars to covers, in near fine jacket showing hint of soil and corner wrinkle at rear flap. 415 pages. Still an attractive copy of this work of fiction from the popular and award winning English author. Seller Inventory # 15280
Seller: G. & J. CHESTERS, TAMWORTH, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 415 pages, a near fine hardback in a very good plus dust-jacket - & the dj has had further protection having been kept in a removable plastic sleeve [0670137251]. NOT FROM A LIBRARY, plus completely clean from any former owner markings. Seller Inventory # 140173
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