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by WELSH**, IRVINE:

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ISBN 10
0224036858
ISBN 13
9780224036856
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UK,slim 8vo wraps+dw/dj,Uncorrected Proof copy. MINT. Wrapped,protected and stored from distribution - so,unread other than my collation.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,glossy,wrap-around green background with a colour pictorial,partially illustrated front of dw/dj with red+pale green lettered title, author's pale yellow lettered name and capitalised, black-lettered A JONATHAN CAPE ORIGINAL to front's lower edge.Spine/backstrip with red-lettered title and author's pale yellow lettered name and publisher's black lettered+illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear of dw/dj with critics' (7) black lettered reviews for 'Trainspotting.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present and NO scoring nor indents. UK,slim 8vo wraps,Uncorrected Bound Proof with immaculate,unblemished,sharp-cornered,wrap-around,matt,white card covers with author's capitalised,black-lettered name and other black-lettered title and publisher's b/w illustrated colophon to lower edge to front cover; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered author name,title and publisher's colophon,rear cover with black-lettered price,publication date,size,ISBN and publisher name. No nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,clean and unblemished - pristine without ageing/toning nor any foxing/spotting; contents similar - no reading creases to a flat spine and no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners -unread apart from my own collation.UK,slim 8vo wraps+dw/dj,Uncorrected Bound Proof copy,1-289pp [paginated] includes 20 short stories [listed but minus 'Sport For All'] and a novella; plus [unpaginated] half-title with synopsis,author's potted biography and a critic's review,a title page,a dedication,a Paul Reekie poem 'When Caesar's Mushroom is in Season',a Contents list/table,and to the rear 2pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 30-year-old age and nature, i.e an ephemeral paperback Proof copy. It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness, brightness and lack of detracting faults associated with a decades' old paperback issue/edn. A short stories and a novella collection: each story (between three and twenty pages) features a new set of characters and scenarios. Author's second published work after his spectacular and/or controversial debut with 'Trainspotting'. The 1998 film adaptation of The Acid House,directed by Paul McGuigan,dramatizes 3 of the 22 stories from the book - 'The Granton Star Cause', 'A Soft Touch', and 'The Acid House'. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Synopsis

An unsettling, shocking and very funny collection of short stories.The characters in this extraordinary book are often - on the surface - depraved, vicious, cowardly and manipulative, but their essential humanity is never undermined. Two professors of philosophy turn pugilists; Leith removal men become the objects of desire for Hollywood goddesses; God turns Boab Coyle into a house-fly; and in the novella, 'A Smart Cunt', the drug-addled young hero spins off on a collision course with his past. The Acid House is a bizarre, disturbing and hilarious collection from one of the most uncompromising and original writers around.

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Seller
R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY. GB (GB)
Seller's Inventory #
rja1148024
Title
the acid house. [UK,Uncorrected Bound Proof copy.]
Author
WELSH**, IRVINE:
Book Condition
Used - Near MINT.
Jacket Condition
No dw/dj - wraps - Bound Proof Copy - as issued.
Quantity Available
1
Edition
UK,slim 8vo wraps+dw/dj.Uncorrected Bound Proof copy.
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
0224036858
ISBN 13
9780224036856
Publisher
LONDON.JONATHAN CAPE,17th March,1994.
Place of Publication
London
This edition first published
March 17, 1994
Keywords
q52.MODERN FIRSTS2.UK,slim 8vo wraps+dw/dj.Uncorrected Bound Proof copy.ISBN 0224036858.Modern fiction_short stories collection_anthology.1st edns_PROOFS_UNCORRECTED PROOFS_ADVANCE READING COPY.Irvine Welsh_Trainspotting_Ecstasy - Three Tales of Chemical
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