The Fire Within
Published by Knopf, New York, 1965
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Albert Books, Williston Park, NY, U.S.A.Albert Books
AbeBooks seller since August 8, 1998
Condition: Used
£ 155.39
Quantity: 1 available
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This short novel narrates the last days of a former heroin user who commits suicide. It was inspired by the death of the author's friend, surrealist poet Jacques Rigaut. Louis Malle adapted it for the screen in 1963 as "The Fire Within." A square, tightly bound, nearly fine, clean copy in very good plus, slightly dust soiled dust jacket, missing small chip at bottom of front panel.
Seller Inventory # 004974
Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Fire Within
- Author
- La Rochelle, Pierre Drieu (Translator, Richard Howard)
- Publisher
- Knopf, New York
- Publication year
- 1965
- Dust jacket
- Jacket
- Binding
- Hard Cover
- Edition
- 1st American Edition (stated).
- Seller catalogs
- IMAGE SCAN, Modern First Editions, Movie Tie-In
Albert Books
Williston Park, NY, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since August 8, 1998
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Here at Albert Books (Felix and David Albert) we have been collecting and selling fine literature for over forty years. We now offer a portion of our collection of approximately 10,000 books to you, online, at reasonable prices. Our specialties include first editions of American and English Literature, including Poetry, Theater & Plays, Limited Editions Club Books, and many books signed by authors. We also feature a rather large and varied selection of Literature in Translation.
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