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Satan in the Suburbs and Other Stories.
by RUSSELL, Bertrand
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Bodley Head,, 1953. First edition, first impression, of Russell's first work of fiction, a collection of five short stories written at the age of 80. Russell declared that "for some reason entirely unknown to me I suddenly wished to write the stories in this volume, although I had never before thought of doing such a thing" (front flap). "The Corsican Ordeal of Miss X" was published anonymously in GO magazine in 1951: the remainder are published here for the first time. Octavo. Original black cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt. With dust jacket. With 14 black and white illustrations by Àsgeir Scott. Bookseller's ticket of Blackwells to front pastedown. Very light bumping, slight lean to spine, faint browning and foxing to endpapers, residue of sticker to front free endpaper; minor rubbing, creasing, and browning to unclipped jacket: a very good copy in like jacket. Blackwell & Ruja A94.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 171356
- Title
- Satan in the Suburbs and Other Stories.
- Author
- RUSSELL, Bertrand
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: The Bodley Head,
- Date Published
- 1953
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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