Anglo-Saxon Attitudes: A Novel
by Angus Wilson
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Viking Press, 1956. 410pp. Original cloth covered boards. Pages are clean (unmarked) but yellowed with age. Hinges are slightly creased (and text block is pulling away from boards when opned) but pages are still very secure. Boards are sunned (especially spine) and have soiling (what looks like small white paint specks to rear panel). Wear to boards (slight denting to head/heel of spine, rubbing to edges). Outer page edges are dust soiled. Nice reading copy. . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mylared.
Synopsis
Anglo-Saxon Attitudes is a satirical novel by Angus Wilson, published in 1956. It was Wilson's most popular book, and many consider it his best work.
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- Bookseller
- after-words bookstore
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 123190
- Title
- Anglo-Saxon Attitudes: A Novel
- Author
- Angus Wilson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1956
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Literature Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....
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