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AN INVISIBLE SPECTATOR. A Biography of Paul Bowles by Sawyer-Laucanno, Christopher - 1989

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AN INVISIBLE SPECTATOR. A Biography of Paul Bowles

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New York: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The first complete biography and appraisal of Bowles following the resurgence of interest in him that accompanied Jay McInerney's Vanity Fair profile of the enigmatic author in 1985. Remainder mark to bottom edge; otherwise fine in jacket.

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  • Publisher Weidenfeld & Nicolson
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1989
  • Keywords General, Sawyer-Laucanno, C. Literature Biography Paul Bowles

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Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1989. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1989, First Edition, 8vo, 501 pages, illustrations, initials of GP on bottom edge of book. Book and jacket in very good+ condition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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New York: The Ecco Press, 1990. Paperback. Near Fine. Light bumping to cover corners. ; 6 1/4 x 9 1/4"; 501 pages.
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New York, New York: Weidenfeld & Nicholson. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1989. First Printing. Hardcover. 1555841163 . Remainder mark bottom edge. .
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New York: Weidenfeld & Nicholson. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1989. First English Edition. Hardcover. This biography "affords the first real opportunity to learn of the man behind the mystery. It explores his tormented childhood, his marriage to lesbian novelist Jane Bowles, and the strange journey that led him to become both the spiritual father of the Beat movement and the eminence grise of the American expatriate community in Tangier..." Ships same or next business day. Book's spine is slightly skewed loose, small bumps on top corners and head of spine. Overall, book is tight, bright, and clean. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ has minimal edge wear. ; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 501 pages .
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New York: Weidenfeld & Nicholson. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1555841163 . Tight bright unmarked book in lightly rubbed DJ. ; 1.7 x 9.4 x 6.1 Inches; 501 pages .
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New York.: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. , 1989.. First edition. Full number line. . Hardcover. . Fine copy (number stamped on bottom edge) in fine dust jacket (in mylar).. 4to.. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition.
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AN INVISIBLE SPECTATOR. A Biography of Paul Bowles.

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London, Bloomsbury, 1989.. xvi+502pp. 8vo. Original boards in dustwrapper. B&W plates. A near fine copy.
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London: Bloomsbury, 1989. First Edition, First Impression . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 1989 First edition, first impression. Size large thick octavo, 501 pages including index. Green hard cover with gilt titles to the spine, green end-papers, with the dust jacket. Book condition near fine, a very clean copy. Dust jacket condition very good plus, very slight edge wear, spine slightly faded, not price clipped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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New York: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1989. First Edition, First Impression . Paper Covered Boards. Fine/Near Fine. 1989 First edition first impression. Size large thick octavo, 501 pages including index, a heavy book. Burgundy paper covered boards with burgundy cloth spine section with gilt titles. Book condition fine, a very clean copy. Dust jacket condition near fine, not price clipped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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New York: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, (1989). 501pp. Illustrated. Hardcover in dust jacket. Tiny bump to upper right corner, else a fine copy. First edition, so stated. Signed on the title page, and signed again, after a lengthy inscription, on the half-title: "For Rob, My guardian angel, my earnest champion, who made this book happen, who believed in me before anyone else and goes on believing. In gratitude, admiration and love, Chris. June 22, 1989." A comprehensive biography on the enigmatic Paul Bowles, author and man of letters.
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