THE SLAVES OF SOLITUDE
by Hamilton, Patrick
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good +
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Naas, Kildare, Ireland
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: Constable, 1947. Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First UK Edition, First Printing. Octavo. pp. 242, In publisher's blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine. The original jacket is bright, not price clipped, with edge wear/loss to corners and spine, some marks to the rear. A tight copy with clean pages..
Synopsis
Patrick Hamilton (1904—1962) was born into a literary family and became active in the theater at a young age. He was a prolific writer, both of fiction and for the stage, and a notorious alcoholic. Among his most famous novels are Hangover Square and Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky (forthcoming from NYRB Classics). David Lodge is the author of several novels, including Author, Author , Changing Places , Small World , Nice Work , Paradise News , and Therapy . He has also written many works of literary criticism, including The Art of Fiction and Consciousness and the Novel: Connected Essays . He lives in Birmingham, England.
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- Kelleher Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014473
- Title
- THE SLAVES OF SOLITUDE
- Author
- Hamilton, Patrick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Constable
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- Hamilton, Patrick, first edition, THE SLAVES OF SOLITUDE
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- Fiction;
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