When He Was Free and Young and He Used to Wear Silks
by Austin Clarke
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good book; good dust jacket, spine ends chipped with tears, cover edges creased with close tears and wear, flap seams rubbe
- Seller
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Ridgewood, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston & Toronto: Little, Brown and Company, 1973. First edition. Hardcover, [octavo], yellow cloth boards, black spine titles, illustrated dust jacket, 243 pp. Very good book; good dust jacket, spine ends chipped with tears, cover edges creased with close tears and wear, flap seams rubbed and worn. Jacket design by John Renfer.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Better Read Than Dead (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1679
- Title
- When He Was Free and Young and He Used to Wear Silks
- Author
- Austin Clarke
- Illustrator
- Jacket design by John Renfer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover, [octavo], yellow cloth boards, black spine titles, illustrated dust jacket, 243 pp
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good book; good dust jacket, spine ends chipped with tears, cover edges creased with close tears and wear, flap seams rubbe
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston & Toronto
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- Austin Clarke
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Better Read Than Dead
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Ridgewood, New York
About Better Read Than Dead
Better Read Than Dead has been selling used books and other printed materials in Brooklyn, NY since 2012. We currently operate two open storefronts and an ever-growing online inventory.
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