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The Old Devils
by Kingsley Amis
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Melbourne, Auckland, Johannesburg: Hutchinson, 1986 . First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 9" by 6". None. A signed first edition, third printing of The Old Devils, Kingsley Amis's Booker Prize winning novel in the original dust wrapper. First edition, third printing of The Old Devils by Kingsley Amis in the original publisher's binding and clipped dust wrapper. Signed by the author.This Booker Prize winning novel is one of Amis's many satirical works. It centres on Welsh characters and protagonists and provides a commentary on the perception of Wales in wider history and culture. The novel touches on other themes such as age, alcoholism, marriage, and love. In the original publisher's cloth binding and clipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. There is some minor wear to the extremities of the dust wrapper. There is some very minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Fine
Synopsis
Kingsley William Amis was an English novelist, poet, critic and teacher. He was the recipient of the Man Booker prize in 1986 for the superbly written novel The Old Devils . The book is centered in Wales and revolves around the lives of several Welsh couples in their sixties. Alun and Rhiannon Weaver cause a commotion when they return to Wales after several years in England and begin associating with their former group of friends. Alun is a writer and is somewhat of a celebrity, and his wife Rhiannon was the girlfriend of Alums’ old acquaintance, Peter Thomas. Alun also has somewhat of a past with several ladies in the group of friends, thus causing a level of anxiety for the husbands. While drinking in the house of an acquaintance, Weaver dies suddenly, leaving the rest of the group to pick up the pieces of their brief reunion. The story is rendered in a reader-friendly prose style and is considered a brilliant novel of great honesty.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 829W17
- Title
- The Old Devils
- Author
- Kingsley Amis
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hutchinson
- Place of Publication
- London, Melbourne, Auckland, Johannesburg
- Date Published
- 1986
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Kingsley Amis Old Devils Booker Prize Winners Dust wrapper Old Devils First editions
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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