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People One Ought to Know
by Isherwood, Christopher
- Used
- hardcover
- First
- Condition
- Very near Fine/very near Fine
- Seller
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Madison, Wisconsin
Item Price:
£20.56
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About This Item
London: Macmillan (1982), 1982. First edition. Hardcover. Very near Fine/very near Fine. Slim 8vo. Unpaginated. Maroon cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Price of $3.95 net on the front flap of the dust jacket. Originally published by Doubleday, this is the first U.K. edition. Illustrated by Sylvain Mangeot, the son of Andre Mangeot, a musician for whom Isherwood worked. Interspersed are several color drawings of the creatures discussed in Isherwood's poems. A very near Fine book with a tiny tear to the bottom edge of one of the leaves in a very near Fine dust jacket.
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Details
- book dealer
- Evening Star Books
(US)
- Bookseller’s Inventory #
- 00007739
- Title
- People One Ought to Know
- Author
- Isherwood, Christopher
- Format/binding
- Hardcover
- Book condition
- second hand - Very near Fine
- Jacket condition
- very near Fine
- Quantity available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan (1982)
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1982
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About Evening Star Books
We buy and sell rare and fine books in many fields. Our interests include philosophy, modern first editions, and works of historical or intellectual interest. In addition to bookselling, we regularly do valuations and appraisals for non-IRS purposes. Evening Star Books is a Limited Liability Company.
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