Clinging to the Wreckage: A part of life
by Mortimer, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0899191339
- ISBN 13
- 9780899191331
- Seller
-
Olympia, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
John Mortimer is a playwright, novelist, and former practicing barrister who has written many film scripts as well as stage, radio, and television plays, the Rumpole plays, for which he received the British Academy Writer of the Year Award, and the adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited . He is the author of twelve collections of Rumpole stories and three acclaimed volumes of autobiography.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Turtleman Used Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ST05202
- Title
- Clinging to the Wreckage
- Author
- Mortimer, John
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0899191339
- ISBN 13
- 9780899191331
- Publisher
- Ticknor & Fields
- Place of Publication
- New Haven, CT
- Date Published
- 1982
- Pages
- 200
- Size
- 15.8 cm x 23.5 cm x 2 cm
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Editions; Autobiography; Biography; memoir;
Terms of Sale
Turtleman Used Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged. Buyer responsible for return postage. Due to recently enacted packaging rules, I cannot ship to Germany. (Too expensive.)
About the Seller
Turtleman Used Books
About Turtleman Used Books
Opened August 1st of 2022, Turtleman Used Books in Olympia, WA. Address is 108 22nd Ave SW, Olympia, WA 98501. Suite #4. This is a small shop, so some books may only be displayed online, others only displayed in the store. Come on by if you are in town. Closed Monday and Tuesday.
Many of my books are oversized. Rather than ask for shipping adjustments at the time of purchase, the list price for heavier books includes the excess shipping cost. All of my photographs are of the actual product, taken by my trusty little Kindle Fire. Currently we have about 2900 books offered for sale online, with more being added daily. Check back frequently to see what's new. -----
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