Backcloth (SIGNED)
by Bogarde, Dirk
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine, 1st ed (1st printing), signed label affixed to dedication page, unclipped d/j in protective sleeve; excellent condition.
- ISBN 10
- 0670811327
- ISBN 13
- 9780670811328
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Viking, 1986. 1st. hardback. Fine, 1st ed (1st printing), signed label affixed to dedication page, unclipped d/j in protective sleeve; excellent condition.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). 4th Volume of his autobiography Filling in the gaps left between his previous memoirs, as well as highlighting new episodes, Backcloth explores the patterns of pleasure and pain that have made up Bogarde's extraordinary life. It is based on personal letters, notebooks and diaries, covering many aspects of a celebrated life. We share experiences from his family home in Hampstead through to his farmhouse retreat in Provence. This memoir highlights the people, emotions and episodes that made him into the man that so many loved. It is an especially searching and intimate volume of his acclaimed memoirs. Written with all the honesty, wit and intelligence that have made Dirk Bogarde such a popular writer, Backcloth is both eloquent and touching.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC117713
- Title
- Backcloth (SIGNED)
- Author
- Bogarde, Dirk
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine, 1st ed (1st printing), signed label affixed to dedication page, unclipped d/j in protective sleeve; excellent condition.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0670811327
- ISBN 13
- 9780670811328
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1986
- Pages
- 313
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9\"\" x 6\"\")
- Keywords
- 1st, autobiography, memoir, signed, Bogarde
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- X weight
- 0.49 g
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