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The Memoirs of a Shy Pornographer

The Memoirs of a Shy Pornographer

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The Memoirs of a Shy Pornographer

by Patchen, Kenneth

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London: Grey Walls Press Limited 1948. Small 8vo. First UK edition. 235 pp. Cloth with silver gilt lettering to spine in illustrated jacket. Chipping and short tears to jacket extremities and toning to rear panel. Minor spine lean to book. Internally clean, save light foxing to endpapers. A witty satire on contemporary American society and on the methods of building literary reputations. Patchen was influential within the Beat Generation. . Very Good. Cloth. First UK Edition. 1948.

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Bookseller
Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
71922
Title
The Memoirs of a Shy Pornographer
Author
Patchen, Kenneth
Format/Binding
Cloth
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First UK Edition
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Grey Walls Press Limited 1948
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1948
Size
Small 8vo.
Keywords
American novel,American fiction,San Francisco Renaissance,Beat , Generation,American poet,Satire,Experimental
Bookseller catalogs
Literature; Modern First Editions;

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Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Chipping
A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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....
Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...

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