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Breakfast with Lucian - signed and inscribed by the author.
by Greig, Geordie
- New
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 0224096850
- ISBN 13
- 9780224096850
- Seller
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Baldwinsville, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 2013. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New; signed and inscribed by author, else quite pristine. See scans. London: Jonathan Cape, 2013. Second printing of the first edition. Octavo, dust jacket illustrated with photos by author Geordie Greig, medium brown boards with gilt spine imprinting, xii + 260 pp. Numerous color plates of the artist's works, as well as additional photos, inside. New and immaculate. Signed and inscribed on the title page by Greig. A skillful work of biographical storytelling, described by Tom Wolfe in his cover blurb as a "flawlessly crafted portrait of about as messy a life as was ever lived...out of which emerged the greatest British painter of the past one hundred years." See scans. L80
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- Bookseller
- Singularity Rare & Fine
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 60479
- Title
- Breakfast with Lucian - signed and inscribed by the author.
- Author
- Greig, Geordie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 2nd Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0224096850
- ISBN 13
- 9780224096850
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2013
- Pages
- 260
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Individual Artist, Great Britain, "Artists, Architects, Photographers
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
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