THE SWIMMING-POOL LIBRARY
by Hollinghurst, Alan
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- A very good plus to near fine copy perfect bound in the original decorated wrappers
- ISBN 10
- 0701132825
- ISBN 13
- 9780701132828
- Seller
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Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London: Chatto and Windus, 1988. Uncorrected Proof. Paperback. A very good plus to near fine copy perfect bound in the original decorated wrappers. The author's first novel. A darkly erotic novel of homosexuality before the scourge of AIDS; an elegy, possessed of chilling clarity, for ways of life that can no longer be lived with impunity. "Impeccably composed and meticulously particular in its observation of everything" (Harpers & Queen), it focuses on the friendship of two men: William Beckwith, a young gay aristocrat who leads a life of privilege and promiscuity, and the elderly Lord Nantwich, an old Africa hand, searching for someone to write his biography and inherit his traditions. 288 pages.
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Details
- Seller
- Ed Smith Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 15316
- Title
- THE SWIMMING-POOL LIBRARY
- Author
- Hollinghurst, Alan
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - A very good plus to near fine copy perfect bound in the original decorated wrappers
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Uncorrected Proof
- ISBN 10
- 0701132825
- ISBN 13
- 9780701132828
- Publisher
- Chatto and Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- first novel, homosexuality, uncorrected proof, erotic
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ed Smith Books
Biblio member since 2009
Bainbridge Island, Washington
About Ed Smith Books
Ed Smith Books specializes in better condition modern literary first editions, signed books, photographic monographs, screen and theater related material and pop culture. We offer appraisals for books and photographs. We are located a short ferry ride from downtown Seattle, WA on Bainbridge Island. Since 1985 (ABAA since 1995). Two authors we specialize in are Charles Bukowski and Hunter S Thompson. Open by appointment.
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