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The Sacred and Profane Love Machine
by Murdoch, Iris
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0670614335
- ISBN 13
- 9780670614332
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Viking Adult, 1974-09-20. third printing 1974-10-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8x5x1. Minor wear & toning to binding. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Previous owners bookplate on rear endpaper. Dj lightly shelf worn with chipping, creases, toning & small tears.
Synopsis
Swinging between his wife and his mistress in the sacred and profane love machine and between the charms of morality and the excitements of sin, the psychotherapist, Blaise Gavender, sometimes wishes he could divide himself in two. Instead, he lets loose misery and confusion andfor the spectators at any ratea morality play, rich in reflections upon the paradoxes of human life and the nature of the battle between sacred and profane love.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Chaparral Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CHAPmurSAP
- Title
- The Sacred and Profane Love Machine
- Author
- Murdoch, Iris
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- third printing 1974-10-01
- ISBN 10
- 0670614335
- ISBN 13
- 9780670614332
- Publisher
- Viking Adult
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974-09-20
- Size
- 8x5x1
- X weight
- 22 oz
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Chaparral Books
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Portland, Oregon
About Chaparral Books
Chaparral Books is located across from Elephant's Deli on S Corbett Avenue in Portland. We have a well rounded collection of subjects, including an extensive core collection in Western Americana and Native American Literature including Western Writers.
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