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The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold: A Conversation Piece
by Waugh, Evelyn
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (a little bumping); original blue boards clean, gilt spine titling bright; text block firm
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Chapman & Hall, 1957. 1st. hardback. Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (a little bumping); original blue boards clean, gilt spine titling bright; text block firm, top edge blue, pages unmarked and crisp.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). This disquieting, sharply comic and semi-autobiographical novel recounts a period of mental breakdown in the life of Gilbert Pinfold, an established novelist of mature years. An inability to control his fantasies sends Gilbert Pinfold, a well-known author, cruising on a Ceylon-bound liner to recuperate. Yet, to his horror, the hallucinations increase and life on board becomes very embarrassing. This curious and diverting novel throws new light on Evelyn Waugh's remarkable talent.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC131820
- Title
- The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold: A Conversation Piece
- Author
- Waugh, Evelyn
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (a little bumping); original blue boards clean, gilt spine titling bright; text block firm
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chapman & Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1957
- Pages
- 184
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, fiction, Waugh
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_\"\" x 5\"\")
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Inklings & Yarnspinners
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Maidenhead, Berkshire
About Inklings & Yarnspinners
INKLINGS & YARNSPINNERSA new online bookshop forFIRST & SIGNED EDITIONS, RARE BOOKSA particular focus on:- The Oxford Inklings with their Friends & Influences (C.S. Lewis, Tolkien, Barfield, Williams, Chesterton, Macdonald, Sayers, etc)- Great 20th Century Novelists (e.g. Graham Greene & John le Carré; Anthony Powell & Evelyn Waugh; P. D. James etc)- Great 20th Century Poets (e.g. T. S. Eliot, John Masefield, Walter de la Mare, Seamus Heaney, Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath, Stevie Smith, W. H. Auden, Stephen Spender, Dylan Thomas, etc)- Christian Theology (e.g. from library sales)
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- Text Block
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- 12mo
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- New
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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....
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
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