Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, 1990. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 171pp. Deckle fore edge. Teal boards, black cloth quarter-wrap spine w fine silver lettering. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Decorative DJ is clean and without wear. Octavo.

These twenty-seven essays offer Pritchett's lasting impressions of writers from Flaubert and Lorca to Walker Percy and Salman Rushdie. Each essay sparkles with his laconic grace and sly wit and the collection stands as a tribute to his literary life

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Bookseller: Post Horizon Booksellers (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 044228
Title: Lasting Impressions: Essays 1961-1987
Author: Pritchett, V. S
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
ISBN 10: 0394587200
ISBN 13: 9780394587202
Publisher: Random House Inc
Place of Publication: Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1990
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Keywords: Pritchett, V. S. (Victor Sawdon), 1900-1997. English literature - History and criticism. English literature. NOISBN Essays, General
Bookseller catalogs: Essays; Books About Books;

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