THE MYSTIC MASSEUR
by V S Naipaul
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Jacket edges with tears, gaps & rough label removal from spine; inside jacket has irredeemable staining. Bottom edges at spi
- Seller
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McCrae, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
The Vanguard Press, New York - first US edition ©1959 hardcover, 8.25" x 5.5", & dust jacket Jacket edges with tears, gaps & rough label removal from spine; inside jacket has irredeemable staining. Bottom edges at spine carries 1" of same stain, not effecting text. Front & rear endpapers similarly stained. Defects reflected in lower price. G/FAIR SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE. Black cloth-bound boards with blue & orange type to spine, & front drawing. First novel by renowned author, now increasingly hard to find. Delicate writing, astute observations, a joy to read. Signed scarce copy @ low price
Synopsis
V. S. Naipaul lives in Wiltshire, England.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pegasus Book Orphanage (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26696
- Title
- THE MYSTIC MASSEUR
- Author
- V S Naipaul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover, 8.25" x 5.5", & dust jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Jacket edges with tears, gaps & rough label removal from spine; inside jacket has irredeemable staining. Bottom edges at spi
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Vanguard Press, New York - first US edition
- Date Published
- ©1959
- Pages
- 216 pages
- Keywords
- literary novels trinidad west indian literature naipaul
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Pegasus Book Orphanage
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McCrae, Victoria
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