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The Orton Diaries: Including the Correspondence of Edna Welthorpe and Others
by Orton, Joe; edited by Lahr, John
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Plus
- ISBN 10
- 0413496600
- ISBN 13
- 9780413496607
- Seller
-
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Methuen, 1986. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Black cloth with gilt, 304 pages with illustrations plus 24 b & w plates, with photos of Orton's defaced library books on end papers, Near Fine condition with ink name on front blank end paper, dust jacket is in Very Good Plus condition with one small smudge on reverse of jacket (minor) else Near Fine. "From December 1966 until his murder in August 1967, Joe Orton kept a series of diaries that prove to be one of the most candid & unfettered accounts of that remarkable era." Contents include: List of Illustrations / Editor's Note / Intro / The Diaries: London, December 1966 - May 1967; Tangier, May - June 1967; London, July - August 1967 / Appendices: The Edna Welthorpe Letters; Chronology; List of Published Work. Check out the scans. . First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Illus. by Paul Davis Studio. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".
Details
- Bookseller
- Nessa Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009824
- Title
- The Orton Diaries: Including the Correspondence of Edna Welthorpe and Others
- Author
- Orton, Joe; edited by Lahr, John
- Illustrator
- Paul Davis Studio
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0413496600
- ISBN 13
- 9780413496607
- Publisher
- Methuen
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- Orton, Joe; edited by Lahr, John The Orton Diaries: Including the Correspondence of Edna Welthorpe and Other Paul Davis Studio Methuen 0413496600 -----The scan you see is the book you get. Black cloth with gilt, 304 pages with illustrations plus 24 b
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