Great Meadow: An evocation
by Bogarde, Dirk
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine, 1st edition (1st printing), with inserted slip ""with the compliments of Sir Dirk Bogarde""; unclipped d/j in protect
- ISBN 10
- 0670847585
- ISBN 13
- 9780670847587
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Viking, 1992. 1st. hardback. Near fine, 1st edition (1st printing), with inserted slip ""with the compliments of Sir Dirk Bogarde""; unclipped d/j in protective sleeve; green boards, gilt spine titling; text-block firm, pages tight and unmarked. V light sunning.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). Sequel to the first volume of Dirk Bogarde's autobiography ""A Postillion Struck by Lightning"". Seen through the eyes of a 10-year old in the late 1930s, this novel recaptures an idyllic childhood, a time of love and gentleness with its sounds and scents intact, whilst the world beyond went to war.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC117917
- Title
- Great Meadow: An evocation
- Author
- Bogarde, Dirk
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine, 1st edition (1st printing), with inserted slip ""with the compliments of Sir Dirk Bogarde""; unclipped d/j in protect
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0670847585
- ISBN 13
- 9780670847587
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1992
- Pages
- 207
- Keywords
- 1st, autobiography, memoir, Bogarde
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- X weight
- 0.38 g
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9\"\" x 6\"\")
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