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A Pillar of Rest
by BARKER, Dudley
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very good/good
- Seller
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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
London: Cassell, 1970. First Edition. Very good/good. Hardcover : pp. (4) 186 (2, blank) : INSCRIBED by the author on the title page : black cloth boards lettered in gilt to spine : unclipped jacket designed by Michael Bell.
Edges of block lightly flecked; top edge toned; jacket foxed. Dudley Raymond Barker (1910-1980) was a British journalist, editor and author of fiction, nonfiction, and literary essays. He was born in London and educated at Oxford and served in the RAF during WWII. He married Muriel Griffiths in 1935 and worked as a journalist and literary agent before becoming a full-time freelance writer in 1965. As well as writing under his own name he penned a series of crime fiction novels under the nom de plume Lionel Black and also a few as Anthony Matthews.
The inscription on the title page reads, "For Valerie, with love from Dudley
Edges of block lightly flecked; top edge toned; jacket foxed. Dudley Raymond Barker (1910-1980) was a British journalist, editor and author of fiction, nonfiction, and literary essays. He was born in London and educated at Oxford and served in the RAF during WWII. He married Muriel Griffiths in 1935 and worked as a journalist and literary agent before becoming a full-time freelance writer in 1965. As well as writing under his own name he penned a series of crime fiction novels under the nom de plume Lionel Black and also a few as Anthony Matthews.
The inscription on the title page reads, "For Valerie, with love from Dudley
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- Bookseller
- Archives Fine Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3273
- Title
- A Pillar of Rest
- Author
- BARKER, Dudley
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Cassell
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1970
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- Literature & Classics;
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Archives Fine Books has been serving readers, collectors and institutions since 1985. Located in a heritage listed building in the heart of Brisbane's business district, it boasts a large inventory of fine second hand, collectible and rare books.
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