West of Sunset (SIGNED)
by Bogarde, Dirk
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine, 1st ed (1st printing), signed label affixed to 2nd fep, unclipped d/j in protective sleeve (good, some discolouration
- ISBN 10
- 071391632X
- ISBN 13
- 9780713916324
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Allen Lane, 1984. 1st. hardback. Near fine, 1st ed (1st printing), signed label affixed to 2nd fep, unclipped d/j in protective sleeve (good, some discolouration on flaps). Boards, text block and pages v.g.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). Dirk Bogarde's 3rd novel, set in the shadow of Hollywood opulence Ð the gaudy wastes of Los Angeles Ð West of Sunset is a sharp and potent satire of movie-making America. However, the excessive glitter is embedded in a deeper plot about a successful man's fall from grace. Hugo Arlington, a celebrated young writer, had the power to destroy people. His widow, Alice, is not the only person to be haunted by his death and life, and gradually the truth about the dangerous games Hugo played comes to light, and the past comes crashing into the present. West of Sunset is an amusing and rich depiction of a world that Bogarde himself came to know and loathe.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC120161
- Title
- West of Sunset (SIGNED)
- Author
- Bogarde, Dirk
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine, 1st ed (1st printing), signed label affixed to 2nd fep, unclipped d/j in protective sleeve (good, some discolouration
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 071391632X
- ISBN 13
- 9780713916324
- Publisher
- Allen Lane
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1984
- Pages
- 248
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9\"\" x 6\"\")
- Keywords
- 1st, fiction, signed, Bogarde, satire
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- X weight
- 0.42 g
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