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Anglo-Saxon attitudes : a novel / by Angus Wilson
by Wilson, Angus (1913-1991)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
London : Secker & Warburg, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Bookplate on front paste-down. Poor cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn dust-wrapper. Spine bands worn; panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Some staining to the page edges. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description: x, 412 pages ; 21cm. Subjects: Excavations (Archaeology) ; Fiction. Forgery of antiquities ; Fiction.
Synopsis
Anglo-Saxon Attitudes is a satirical novel by Angus Wilson, published in 1956. It was Wilson's most popular book, and many consider it his best work.
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Details
- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 321867
- Title
- Anglo-Saxon attitudes : a novel / by Angus Wilson
- Author
- Wilson, Angus (1913-1991)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- London : Secker & Warburg
- Date Published
- 1956
Terms of Sale
MW Books Ltd.
Returns accepted within 10 days of receipt if you are unsatisfied with either our description of, or the book itself.
About the Seller
MW Books Ltd.
Biblio member since 2005
Galway
About MW Books Ltd.
MW Books is an academic and antiquarian bookshop with a large stock in core areas such as Early Travel & Exploration, Nineteenth Century Literature, Early Political Economy, Labour and Social History, and Asian and Colonial History. Please don't hesitate to contact us with your questions or comments regarding any item listed.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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