In Pursuit of the English
by Lessing, Doris
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Near Fine in a Good jacket, clipped, generally rubbed and toned, a few closed tears and chips, including a sizable one at the center of the spine. Blue-green cloth, faded and toned at the edges, with black ink panels and lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound with a red top stain, some toning to the endpapers, clean otherwise. Lessing's novel about "the lusty, quarrelsome, unscrupulous, funny, pathetic, full-bloodied life in a working-class rooming house.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3026
- Title
- In Pursuit of the English
- Author
- Lessing, Doris
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1961
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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Woodstock, Illinois
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