The Living and the Dead; The Twyborn Affair
by Patrick White
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode; Jonathan Cape, 1962-79. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8" by 5". None . Two bright copies of Patrick White's novels in the original dust wrappers. Two novels by Patrick White, British-born Australian writer. He was the winner of the 1973 Nobel Prize in Literature, praised for his humour, florid prose, shifting narrative vantage points and stream of consciousness techniques. Comprised of :'The Living and the Dead,' first UK edition. Complete with unclipped dust wrapper. The author's second published book, set in 1930s London.'The Twyborn Affair', first edition. Complete with unclipped dust wrapper. In three parts, retracing history from before the Great War, the inter-war period, and London in the lead-up to the Second World War. The novel was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1979, but was removed at the request of the author, that it make way for the work of younger and more deserving writers. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely. Dust wrapper excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 871A12
- Title
- The Living and the Dead; The Twyborn Affair
- Author
- Patrick White
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Eyre & Spottiswoode; Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1962-79
- Size
- 8" by 5"
- Keywords
- patrick white first editions modern fiction first editions
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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