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The Odd Couple : The Curious Friendship Between Kingsley Amis and Philip Larkin

The Odd Couple : The Curious Friendship Between Kingsley Amis and Philip Larkin

by Bradford, Richard

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First Edition
Published
2012
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Hardcover
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9781849543750
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London: The Robson Press, 2012. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked red cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or rubbedwith very minor creasing to upper edge. 373pp. An account of the fascinating relationship between writer Martin Amis and… Read more about this item
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Hitch-22 : A Memoir

Hitch-22 : A Memoir

by Hitchens, Christopher

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Published
2010
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Hardcover
ISBN
9781843549215
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London: Atlantic Books, 2010. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and very tiny bump to upper front corner. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with minor rubbing/creasing to upper and lower edges. 435pp. An autobiography of Christopher Hitchens, an intellectual of the poitical left… Read more about this item
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Balzac : A Biography

Balzac : A Biography

by Robb, Graham

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Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1994
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780330332378
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London: Picador, 1994. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards, very slightly dusty page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with a little creasing to upper and lower edges. 521pp. An acclaimed biography of 19th century French writer… Read more about this item
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Patrick O'Brian : A Life Revealed

Patrick O'Brian : A Life Revealed

by King, Dean

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Edition
First Edition
Published
2000
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780805059762
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New York: Henry Holt and Co, 2000. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with a slight rub to top of spine and very minor traces of storage. 397pp. Biography of acclaimed novelist… Read more about this item
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George Orwell

George Orwell

by Bowker, Gordon

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Used - Near Fine
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Near Fine
Edition
First Edition
Published
2003
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780316861151
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London: Little, Brown, 2003. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked maroon cloth boards, slightly rubbed spine ends and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with very slighty creased spine ends. 495pp. A fascinating of George Orwell, the man behind 1984,… Read more about this item
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All Done from Memory

All Done from Memory

by Lancaster, Osbert

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Good (+)
Published
1963
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Hardcover
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London: John Murray, 1963. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked yeloo cloth boards, very slightly dusty page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with some rubbing/toning, minor creasing to page edges and tiny nicks to corners. 118pp. The author's… Read more about this item
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Why be Happy When You Could be Normal ?

Why be Happy When You Could be Normal ?

by Winterson, Jeanette

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Edition
First Edition
Published
2011
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780224093453
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London: Jonathan Cape, 2011. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with minor traces of storage. 230pp. An autobiographical account from writer Jeanette Winterson.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 9 x… Read more about this item
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Hugh Trevor-Roper : The Biography

Hugh Trevor-Roper : The Biography

by Sisman, Adam

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Near Fine
Edition
First Edition
Published
2010
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780297852148
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London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2010. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slight rubbing to spine ends and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with slight rubbing to spine ends and tiny nick to top. 598pp. Biography of… Read more about this item
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Memory Babe : A Critical Biography of Jack Kerouac

Memory Babe : A Critical Biography of Jack Kerouac

by Nicosia, Gerald

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Published
1986
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9780140167856
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London: Penguin Books, 1986. No marks or inscriptions. Some creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight tanning to page edges and no bumping to corners. 767pp. An outstanding portrait of the life and art of Jack Kerouac - and of the passionate interaction between the two aspects.. Soft… Read more about this item
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Cultural Amnesia : Notes in the Margin of My Time

Cultural Amnesia : Notes in the Margin of My Time

by James, Clive

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Published
2008
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Paperback
ISBN
9780330418867
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London: Picador, 2008. No marks or inscriptions. Very minor creasing to covers, creases to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 876pp. Clive James's intellectual autobiography - possibly his best.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 9.25 x 6 inches.
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The Atlas of Literature

The Atlas of Literature

by Bradbury, Malcolm (editor)

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Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
First Edition
Published
1996
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781899883677
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London: De Agostini Editions, 1996. Appears unread.. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 352pp. A unique account of literature through the ages and across the continents with contributions from many of… Read more about this item
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A Flame in Sunlight : The Life & Works of Thomas De Quincey

A Flame in Sunlight : The Life & Works of Thomas De Quincey

by Sackville-West, Edward

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Used - Near Fine
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Very Good
Published
1974
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780370104942
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London: The Bodley Head, 1974. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with very minor rubbing and tiny nick to upper rear edge. 362pp. Biography of the author of Confessions of an… Read more about this item
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Walter Scott : The Making of the Novelist

Walter Scott : The Making of the Novelist

by Millgate, Jane

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1984
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780852244982
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Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1984. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Tiny (printer's ?) rub to top edge of two adjacent pages. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with general traces of storage. 223pp. An… Read more about this item
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Marcel Proust : Selected Letters Volume Two 1904-1909

Marcel Proust : Selected Letters Volume Two 1904-1909

by Proust, Marcel & Kolb, Philip (editor)

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1989
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780195059618
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New York: Oxford University Press, 1989. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with very minor traces of storage and no fading to spine. 482pp. This volume of Proust's letters covers the… Read more about this item
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The Diary of Virginia Woolf : Volume II : 1920-1924

The Diary of Virginia Woolf : Volume II : 1920-1924

by Woolf, Virginia & Bell, Anne Oliver (editor)

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Used - Near Fine
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Near Fine
Edition
First Edition
Published
1978
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780701204471
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London: The Hogarth Press, 1978. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Unmarked art label on half-title page. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with very minor creasing to edges and trace of sunning to spine. 371pp. The diarist's own… Read more about this item
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A Late Education : Episodes in a Life

A Late Education : Episodes in a Life

by Moorehead, Alan

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Very Good (+)
Edition
First Edition
Published
1970
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780241019863
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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1970. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor traces of foxing to top of page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with nicks to top of spine and sunning to front. 175pp. The… Read more about this item
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Joseph Anton : a Memoir

Joseph Anton : a Memoir

by Rushdie, Salman

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Edition
First Edition
Published
2012
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780812992786
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New York: Random House, 2012. No marks or inscriptions to contents. Very clean very tight pages with slightly finger (?) marked boards and bumping to lower corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with slight bumping to lower corners. Fore and lower page edges untrimmed. 636pp. Salman Rushdie's own… Read more about this item
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The Adventures of Rivella

The Adventures of Rivella

by Manley, Delarivier ; Zelinsky, Katherine (editor)

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Published
1999
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9781551111216
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Peterborough, Ontario: Broadview Press, 1999. No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, small bump to lower edge of front cover, tiny mark to lower fore-edge of last few pages and no bumping to corners. 178pp. A complex and… Read more about this item
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The Life of DH Lawrence : An Illustrated Biography
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The Life of DH Lawrence : An Illustrated Biography

by Sagar, Keith

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Used - Near Fine
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Good (-)
Edition
First Edition
Published
2003
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781904449188
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London: Chaucer Press, 2003. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, clear silver lettering spine and front, very minor bunping around top of spine (otherwise fine) and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with creasing mainly to upper and lower edges and… Read more about this item
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The Translation of Memories : Recollections of the Young Proust (Signed By Author)

The Translation of Memories : Recollections of the Young Proust (Signed By Author)

by Prestwich, Pat F.

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1999
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780720610567
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London: Peter Owen, 1999. Inscribed on front end paper from Pat. The inscription makes it obvious that this is the author. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked cream cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket clipped but not price clipped and not marked or torn or… Read more about this item
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