The Prodigal Rake - Memoirs of William Hickey by Quennell, Peter - edited - 1962

NY: E. P. Dutton & Co, 1962. Pages [452 including index] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Rusty red cloth boards, clean, gilt decorations and spine lettering, a little shelf wear at extremities. PO's name at fep. Memoirs of Hickey's many youthful sexual experiences, living well beyond his means, drinking and gambling heavily, and after embezzing a large sum of money from the accounts in his father's office he was sent to India. He eventually returned to England via China and again after another exile to Jamaica. These Memoirs give an extraordinarily vivid picture of life in late 18th-century London, Calcutta, Madras and Jamaica which stands comparison with the best of his near-contemporary James Boswell. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. . Third Printing. Hard Cover. Very… Read More

D/W. 452pp. V.G. copy. E.P. Dutton, 1962 Hardcover.

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1962. Jacket has mild edge wear but is quite presentable within new Brodart sleeve.. BCE. Hard Cover. Very Good/DJ VG-. Large Octavo.

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1962. Cover bumped. Price wrote and sticker inside front. Price sticker inside back. Out of print.. Third Printing. Cloth Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo.

New York: Dutton, 1962. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. lite cracking to jacket edges, else vg in good jacket

Hardcover with dust jacket, published by Dutton, 1962. This is a third printing copy, published 1962 - a Book Club edition. Edited by Quennell from more than 700 pages, the notorious memoir focusing on Hickey's adventures and misdeeds. 452 pages with Index, 6" X 9-1/4". The dust jacket has been protected with a clear, removable cover. Jacket has some edge and rubbing wear, and a small closed tear of about 1/2" in the middle of the spine panel. There is a random jumble of letters and numbers on the front flap - probably a former price - see photos. Nicely printed considering it is a Book Club edition. Sturdy brick red colored cloth covered boards, corners are not bumped or worn, little wear to the cover boards. Squiggle mark in pencil on the top corner of the first flyleaf - probably a former price crossed out. No further writing besides that though. Age tanning to the text pages, some dots of foxing to the fore edge. Binding is tight and square. Not a library discard copy. Attached photos are of the… Read More

New York, NY: E. P. Dutton & Company Inc., 1962. 452 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding very bright and clean. DJ lightly soiled w/ wear to edges. Tiny chip to top of spine. Spine, and part of front panel near spine, sunned. Illust. w/ b/w plates. Contents nice.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: E.P. Dutton and Company, 1962. Hardcover. Very Good. Third edition. Very good/ condition and Dustwrapper worn and torn. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

E. P. Dutton, 1962-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. Fair hardcover. No DJ. Text unmarked. Covers show edge wear with rubbings/scuffing and bumped corners. Spine edge wear. Hinges cracked but binding still intact.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

New York: Dutton, 1962. Hardcover. Fine. Reprint. Fine. In overall nice clean condition. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.