Grantchester grind : a Porterhouse chronicle / Tom Sharpe
by Sharpe, Tom (1928-?)
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- Paperback
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 0436202891
- ISBN 13
- 9780436202896
- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
London : Andre Deutsch, 1995. First Edition. Paperback. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth backed-boards. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dulled and dust-toned as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance: From the library of Eric George Hatfield Moody with his personalized bookplate to front pastedown.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 341 pages; Physical description: 341 p. ; 24 cm. Summary: The sequel to Porterhouse Blue takes us back to the hilarious goings-on at Porterhouse College. In the face of crisis, the instinct of the true Porterhouse man is to reach for the bottle... or, fall back on the traditional Cambridge skills of blackmail and kidnap. But will that be enough ""From the Trade Paperback edition."" Subject: English fiction.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 212258
- Title
- Grantchester grind : a Porterhouse chronicle / Tom Sharpe
- Author
- Sharpe, Tom (1928-?)
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0436202891
- ISBN 13
- 9780436202896
- Publisher
- London : Andre Deutsch
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1995
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