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Plain Pleasures
by Jane Bowles
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London : Peter Owen, 1966. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. A first UK edition of this short story anthology by American writer Jane Bowles. A first UK edition, first impression copy with misprint of extra "one" on p. 126, line 15. This volume is an anthology of short stories written by Jane Bowles. The stories have the same wit, humour and characterisation as her novels, containing the stories Everything is Nice, Camp Cataract, A Day in the Open and others. The stories first appeared in various publications, including Harper's Bazaar and Vogue. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent. With a Foyles sticker to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original unclipped dust wrapper which is very smart with some light creasing to the folds and spine and light marks to the rear wrap. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 849B58
- Title
- Plain Pleasures
- Author
- Jane Bowles
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Peter Owen
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1966
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Plain Pleasures Jane Bowles short stories fiction Jane Bowles
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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