V.S. NAIPAUL: AN INTRODUCTION TO HIS WORK - WITH SIGNED BOOKPLATE LAID IN
by Theroux, Paul
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London: Andre Deutsch, 1972. First Edition. Glowing critical volume on the work of the late Trinidadian Nobel Prize-winner, by his then-literary protégé Theroux. First Impression. Octavo (22.25cm); blue paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 144pp. Bookplate signed by the author loosely laid in. Fine in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket (priced £1.95 net).
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- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3509
- Title
- V.S. NAIPAUL: AN INTRODUCTION TO HIS WORK - WITH SIGNED BOOKPLATE LAID IN
- Author
- Theroux, Paul
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Andre Deutsch
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1972
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About Captain Ahab's Rare Books
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...