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The Naive & Sentimental Lover
by Le Carre, John
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0394473361
- ISBN 13
- 9780394473369
- Seller
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Baldwinsville, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. First American Edition, and so stated. Octavo, "Eros & Psyche" artfully photographed dust jacket, caramel cloth boards with gilt imprinting on front cover and spine, 455 pp. A Fine book in a Fine, unclipped jacket. Very handsome, collectible copy. Le Carre's uniquely non-espionage, and semi-autobiographical, early novel. L45n
Synopsis
The Naïve and Sentimental Lover is John le Carré's first novel to avoid the subject of espionage. The novel has autobiographical elements, as it is based on the author's relationship with James and Susan Kennaway following the breakdown of le Carré's first marriage.
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- Bookseller
- Singularity Rare & Fine
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005639
- Title
- The Naive & Sentimental Lover
- Author
- Le Carre, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394473361
- ISBN 13
- 9780394473369
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Pages
- 455
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Classics, Popular, Literary
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern and Hypermodern Fiction; Classics of Fiction From All Eras;
Terms of Sale
Singularity Rare & Fine
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About the Seller
Singularity Rare & Fine
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Baldwinsville, New York
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- Jacket
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Octavo
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- Fine
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