Devil of a State
by Burgess, Anthony
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Tacoma, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Norton, 1962 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition. 282 pages. Slight shelf wear, text clean..
Synopsis
Devil of a State is a 1961 novel by Anthony Burgess based on his experience living and working in Bandar Seri Begawan in the Southeast Asian sultanate of Brunei, on the island of Borneo, in 1958-59. It is the fourth of what have been classed as Burgess's "exotic novels", the others being Time for a Tiger, The Enemy in the Blanket and Beds in the East.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Else Fine Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002233
- Title
- Devil of a State
- Author
- Burgess, Anthony
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Norton
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- British Fiction
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Else Fine Booksellers
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Tacoma, Washington
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