My Life and Times: Octave Three 1900-1907
by Mackenzie, Compton
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (slight bumping, in protective sleeve), blue clothbound boards, gilt spine titling bright;
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1964. 1st. h/b. Near Fine, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (slight bumping, in protective sleeve), blue clothbound boards, gilt spine titling bright; text block firm, pages crisp and unmarked.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). Volume Three out of Ten of Compton Mackenzie's memoirs. ""With its bravura, high spirits and zest for life, its dolce ardor, Octave Three is lyrical, comic and elegaic in turn. Each chapter contains a world of evocation and the pages dance with a life of their own.""
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC133382
- Title
- My Life and Times: Octave Three 1900-1907
- Author
- Mackenzie, Compton
- Format/Binding
- H/b
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (slight bumping, in protective sleeve), blue clothbound boards, gilt spine titling bright;
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1964
- Pages
- 294
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6"")
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, memoir, autobiography, MacKenzie
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
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