Devil Of a State
by Burgess, Anthony
Devil of a State is a 1961 novel by Anthony Burgess based on his experience living and working in Bandar Seri Begawan in the Southeast Asian sultanate of Brunei, on the island of Borneo, in 1958-59. It is the fourth of what have been classed as Burgess's "exotic novels", the others being Time for a Tiger, The Enemy in the Blanket and Beds in the East.
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Devil of a State
by Anthony Burgess
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- First edition
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- 191
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BATH, Somerset, GBR
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£70.00
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London: Heinemann , 191. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8" by 5.5". None. A first edition of this work by noted author Anthony Burgess. The fourth work in Burgess's titled collection of 'Exotic Titles'. 'Devil of a State' is based upon Burgess's experiences living and working in Brunei. Owing to issues concerning libel, the work… Read more about this item Item Price
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- 1961
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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£102.05
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London: Heinemann, 1961. Uncorrected proof. Plain pale green wraps. [viii], 282 pp. About Very Good, wraps edge worn and slightly soiled, spine cocked, edges lightly foxed, tiny stain to margin of page 9. An advance copy of an early novel by the author of A Clockwork Orange. Item Price
£102.05
Devil of a State
by Burgess, Anthony
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- Very Good
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- First American edition
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- 1962-01-01
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- Hardcover
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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£12.25
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W. W. Norton, 1962-01-01. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x5x1. The binding is tight, top corners bumped. Text unmarked. The dust jacket shows some light handling and a trace of soiling, spine lightly toned, bottom corner of the front flap clipped, in a mylar cover. 8vo. 282pp. Item Price
£12.25
Devil of a State
by BURGESS, Anthony
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- 1961
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- Hardcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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£28.57
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London: Heinemann, 1961. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Neat owner name, pages faintly yellowed, very good in a price-clipped very good dust jacket with light soil and slight tanning on spine and at extremities. A novel. Item Price
£28.57
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Devil of a State
by Anthony Burgess
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- Near Fine
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- First edition
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- 1961
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BATH, Somerset, GBR
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£65.00
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London, Melbourne and Toronto: Heinemann, 1961. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8" by 5.5". None. An excellent first edition of Anthony Burgess' novel, drawing upon his experiences living in Brunei in the late 1950s. The fourth of Burgess' 'exotic novels', the novel was set in an imaginary caliphate named Dunia, and follows an Italian father and son… Read more about this item Item Price
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Devil of a State
by Anthony Burgess
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- First UK
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- 1961
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Tenterden, Kent, GBR
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£55.00
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A little foxed and leans slightly otherwise very good in a very good dustwrapper which is quite tanned, a little more so to the spine, and there is a mark to the rear panel Item Price
£55.00
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Devil of a State
by Anthony Burgess
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- Near Fine
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- First edition
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- 1961
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BATH, Somerset, GBR
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£68.00
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London: Heinemann, 1961. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8" by 5". None . The first edition of Anthony Burgess's novel based on his experiences in Bandar Seri Begawan. The first edition of this work. With the unclipped dustwrapper. Novel by Anthony Burgess loosely based on Burgess experiences during his time in Brunei, on the island of Borneo between… Read more about this item Item Price
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Devil of a State
by BURGESS, ANTHONY
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Somerville, Victoria, AUS
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£47.43
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London; Heinemann; 1961.. First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. [vi], 282; original red cloth binding, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, with the original price of 16s net, insect damage to back edge of dustjacket otherwise a very good copy. Item Price
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Devil of a State
by Anthony Burgess
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- Near Fine
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- First edition
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- 1961
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- Cloth
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BATH, Somerset, GBR
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£67.00
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London: Heinemann, 1961. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated. A first edition, first impression of this novel by Anthony Burgess, based on his experiences in Bandar Seri Begawan. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The fourth of Burgess' 'exotic novels',… Read more about this item Item Price
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Devil of a State
by Burgess, Anthony
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- Used - Cloth. Fine in slightly foxed unclipped fine dj
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- First Edition
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- 1961
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- 282 pp. 1 vols. 8vo
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HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, USA
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£102.05
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London: Heinemann, 1961. First Edition. 282 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Cloth. Fine in slightly foxed unclipped fine dj. First Edition. 282 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Signed. Signed on title-page.
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Devil of a State
by Burgess, Anthony
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire, GBR
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£175.00
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London: Heinemann, 1961. First edition, first printing. Published by Heinemann in London, 1961. This is a near fine copy. The dust wrapper is finely illustrated by John Rowland. There is toning at the spine edges and slight handling marks throughout. There is a major chip to the top edge and some soiling to the verso. It has not been… Read more about this item Item Price
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Devil of a State
by Burgess, Anthony
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- Very Good
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- First American Edition
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- 1962
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- Hardcover
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Tacoma, Washington, USA
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£20.41
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Norton, 1962 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition. 282 pages. Slight shelf wear, text clean.. Item Price
£20.41
Devil of a State
by Burgess, Anthony
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- First edition
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- [1961]
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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£61.23
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London: Heinemann, [1961] First edition. Boards. Octavo. Minor creasing at top of spine. Otherwise fine in lightly soiled, very good or better jacket. Jacket has one small brown spot at top of front cover. Item Price
£61.23
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Devil of a State
by Burgess, Anthony
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- Used - Cloth and baords. VG in VG unclipped dj designed by Larry Lubin
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- First American Edition
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- 1962
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- 282 pp. 1 vols. 8vo
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HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, USA
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£81.64
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New York: Norton, 1962. First American Edition. 282 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Cloth and baords. VG in VG unclipped dj designed by Larry Lubin. First American Edition. 282 pp. 1 vols. 8vo.
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Devil of a State
by BURGESS Anthony
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1961
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- Hardcover
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Christchurch, Canterbury, NZL
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£21.73
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London: Heinemann, 1961 unclipped dust jacket lightly dust soiled and lightly browned, 3 small insect damage holes to lower fore edge fold, closed fore edges lightly foxed, top edge has some more pronounced foxing, clean book internally, 282pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. Item Price
£21.73
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Devil of a state
by Anthony Burgess
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- first
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- 1961
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Cape Town, ZAF
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£40.82
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DW. Slightly grubby, some chipping to the head of dw. Not price clipped. Slightly grubby front edge. Item Price
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devil of a state
by anthony burgess
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- Used - Good
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- 1962
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- Hardcover
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krotz springs, Louisiana, USA
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£17.14
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norton, 1962. Hardcover. Good. Not Ex-Library Copy... Hardcover Edition issued With Dustjacket...Text Unmarked....Binding Is Solid...Not Ex-Library Copy..stated first edition, first printing..d.j. clipped Item Price
£17.14
Devil of a State:
by Burgess, Anthony
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- Used - Good
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- 1975
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- Hardcover
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- 9780393007787
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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£8.87
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W. W. Norton & Company, 1975. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
£8.87
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Devil of a State
by Burgess, Anthony
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- 1961
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Athens, GRC
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£52.28
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First edition (stated). 282 pp. Heinemann, London, 1961.
--- Hardback, with dust jacket. Wear, discoloration and tears on dust jacket. Pages bright and clean. Unmarked. Item Price
£52.28
Devil of a State
by Burgess, Anthony
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- Used - Acceptable
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- Paperback
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- 9780091533816
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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£4.38
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Paperback. Acceptable. Item Price
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