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Hangover Square; Or The Man With Two Minds. A Story Of Darkest Earl's Court In The Year 1939
by Hamilton, Patrick
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/very good
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1942. First American Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/very good. First American edition of Hangover Square or The Man with Two Minds by Patrick Hamilton.. Octavo, [8], 308pp. Green cloth, title in black and silver on spine. Top edge dyed black. Stated "First Printing" on copyright page. Solid text block, faint toning along top edge and endpapers, a near fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, $2.50 retail price on front flap, small chipping to spine, corners, and flap folds. Light sunning to spine and a short closed tear to rear panel. (Dark Page I, p. 130).
Synopsis
Hangover Square is a 1941 novel by English playwright and novelist Patrick Hamilton (1904–1962). Subtitled A tale of Darkest Earl's Court it is set in that area of London in 1939. A black comedy, it is often cited as Hamilton's finest novel, exemplifying the author's concerns over social inequalities, the rise of Fascism and the hovering doom of World War II.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12964
- Title
- Hangover Square; Or The Man With Two Minds. A Story Of Darkest Earl's Court In The Year 1939
- Author
- Hamilton, Patrick
- Illustrator
- First American edition of Hangover Square or The Man with Two Minds by Patrick Hamilton.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1942
- Keywords
- Hangover Square first edition, Hangover Square first american edition, 20,000 streets under the sky, gas light: victorian thriller, souvenir of rope, the west pier, patrick hamilton first american edition
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