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First Reactions: Critical Essays 1968-1979

First Reactions: Critical Essays 1968-1979

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First Reactions: Critical Essays 1968-1979

by Clive James

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ISBN 13
9780394512334
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Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 241 pages. Collected essays and reviews from the author's first ten years as a writer. Medium 8vo (9-1/2" x 6-1/2"), gray paper over boards with pale gray cloth quarter, silver gilt lettering on spine and front, rough-cut fore-edge, dust soil to top edge, in unclipped DJ with shelf wear, flaps have creases, curling, discoloration at edges. Pages bright and unmarked.

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Bookseller
Berthoff Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
WBB-970
Title
First Reactions: Critical Essays 1968-1979
Author
Clive James
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1st Edition
ISBN 10
0394512332
ISBN 13
9780394512334
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1980
Keywords
ESSAYS, REVIEWS
Bookseller catalogs
Literary criticism; Essays;

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