A Far Cry from Kensington
by Spark, Muriel
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0395476941
- ISBN 13
- 9780395476949
- Seller
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ISLIP TERRACE, New York, United States
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About This Item
This is the hardcover stated Houghton First Edition from 1988. Other than a clipped back cardholder flyleaf (ex lib), both the mylar-covered dj and the book are in very good condition. There are no rips, tears, etc.---and the pages and binding are tight (see photo). **Note: All books listed as FIRST EDITIONS are stated by the publisher in words or number lines--or--only stated editions that include only the publisher and publication date. Check my feedback to see that I sell exactly as I describe. So bid now for this magnificent, impossible-to-find LITERARY COLLECTIBLE.Very Good
Synopsis
A Far Cry From Kensington is a novel by Scottish author Muriel Spark published in 1988. It is narrated by Agnes Hawkins; a young war-widow lodging in a rooming house in South Kensington and working as an editor at a struggling publishing house. The story centres on Wanda, a highly strung Polish dressmaker who is on the receiving end of various threatening letters and on Hector Bartlett who appears to be stalking Agnes and through whom she loses her job.
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- Title
- A Far Cry from Kensington
- Author
- Spark, Muriel
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0395476941
- ISBN 13
- 9780395476949
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin (t)
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- This edition first published
- 1988
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- First Edition
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.