By Kingsley Amis
London   Hutchinson
9" by 5.5" 185pp.
The first edition of this collection of short stories by Kingsley Amis.
By Kingsley Amis

1993 Mr Barrett's Secret and Other Stories

London   Hutchinson
9" by 5.5" 185pp.
The first edition of this collection of short stories by Kingsley Amis.
£55.00
: 0.75kgs / : 588K18

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First Edition, With Dustwrapper

First edition, first impression, with complete number line. In the original dustwrapper designed by Mark Edwards. Contains the stories: Mr Barrett's Secret Boris and the Colonel A Twitch on the Thread Toil and Trouble Captain Nolan's Chance 1941/A Kingsley Amis was an English novelist, poet, critic and teacher. Amis's first novel Lucky Jim was an immediate success and marked the beginning of a long career in writing. He wrote more than 40 books, including 20 novels and many volumes of poetry. In 2008, The Times ranked Amis 13th on their list of the top fifty greatest British writers since 1945.

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In a black cloth binding in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally in lovely condition. Dustwrapper is in excellent condition with just some very light shelfwear to the extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean.

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