The Wishful Think
by NEWMAN, Bernard
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Robert Hale Limited, 1954. Very Good. FIRST EDITION. Original black cloth, spine lettered in lime green. Pushing to spine ends, corners bruised. Some toning, else, clean and tight. In C.W.'s original illustrated dust jacket: rubbed and creased, losses, especially to spine ends, but the startling front panel remains mostly intact. Very good/ good A typical Newman tale featuring the struggle for Russian succession and a man in England "possessed of unusual extra-sensory powers" who intervenes (front flap).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quair Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2662
- Title
- The Wishful Think
- Author
- NEWMAN, Bernard
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Robert Hale Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- Russian
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Firsts;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Quair Books
Biblio member since 2019
Leeds, West Yorkshire
About Quair Books
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