The Wastrel
by Wakeman, Frederic
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Leicester, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Allan Wingate, 1952. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. (London: Allan Wingate (Publishers) Ltd 1952). First UK Edition. Publisher's blue cloth with black lettering to the spine. A VG copy (some scuffing and sunning to the spine else clean and tight). In the RARE (supplied) D/W priced 12s 6d net to the inside flap (as called for). The D/W is a very fine example. D/W artwork by Michael Ayrton. The basis for the 1961 movie of the same name directed by Michael Cacoyannis and starring Ellie Lambeti, Van Heflin and Franco Fabrizi nominated for the Palme D'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. The UK first edition is particularly uncommon in D/W. This copy shows particularly well. Photographs/scans available upon request.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA. (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355490719832
- Title
- The Wastrel
- Author
- Wakeman, Frederic
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Allan Wingate
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1952
Terms of Sale
James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
We can personally take Visa, Mastercard and debit/Maestro cards. All books are are returnable if found not to be as described, please contact us first. James M Pickard (Rare Books) is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) and The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
About the Seller
James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
Biblio member since 2006
Leicester
About James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
James M Pickard (Rare Books) is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) and The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...