London, United Kingdom: Collins & Harvill, 1959. First English. Black waxed cloth bds with crisp gilt (bds as new, not rubbed, worn or bumped) pp 160 with 11 illus plates and 1 map (interior exception tight and pristine, red eps named) Original wrappers very bright, not scuffed with only tiny tear to top spine, price clipped. An exceptionally good copy.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Ariel Books (NZ)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 7915
Title: An Essay on Autobiography
Author: Pasternak, Boris
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Collins & Harvill
Place of Publication: London, United Kingdom
Date Published: 1959
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f

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