Private Angelo
by Eric Linklater
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Leigh-On-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Heron, 1970. Hardcover. Very Good. Handsome Heron edition of Linklater's comic war novel, set in Italy during WW2. Brown faux-leather cloth with elaborate gilt decoration. Decorated endpapers. B/w illustrations. Foxing to top and fore edge. Small marks to free-endpapers (tape residue from a previous owner's protective jacket). Contents clean and tight. A particularly bright example. Very good.
Synopsis
Private Angelo was written by Scottish author Eric Linklater and first published in 1946. It had subsequently been made into a 1949 film of the same name by Pilgrim Pictures, produced by and starring Peter Ustinov as well as adapted for the stage by Mike Maran Productions. The novel covers the (mis)adventures of an Italian soldier during World War II.
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Details
- Bookseller
- AJ Scruffles (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003753
- Title
- Private Angelo
- Author
- Eric Linklater
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Heron
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- attractive_bindings, novel, fiction, ww2. comedy, satire, black comedy
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
AJ Scruffles
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Leigh-On-Sea, Essex
About AJ Scruffles
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...