London: Faber and Faber, 1972. Turquoise cloth boards in pictorial dustwrapper; 162pp. Very slight lean to spine; light bruising to spine ends and light sunning to outer edges of cloth; pages a little musty. Price clipped dustwrapper is lightly rubbed to edges and sunned to spine.Whilst on holiday in Italy, Rufus and Drusilla throw a coin into the mouth of a stone face in the wall and release Silenus, the wild god of wisdom. [122: F2]. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Minus/Very Good Minus.

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Bookseller: Jenny Wren Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 014341
Title: The Two Faces of Silenus
Author: CLARKE, Pauline
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Minus
Jacket Condition: Very Good Minus
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0571099297
ISBN 13: 9780571099290
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1972

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