The Alteration
by Amis, Kingsley
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (v.g.), green cloth boards, gilt spine titling bright; text block firm, pages a little sun
- ISBN 10
- 022401305X
- ISBN 13
- 9780224013055
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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Synopsis
KINGSLEY AMIS was born in south London in 1922 and was educated at the City of London School and St John's College, Oxford. After the publication of Lucky Jim in 1954, Kingsley Amis wrote over twenty novels, including The Alteration , winner of the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, The Old Devils , winner of the Booker Prize in 1986, and The Biographer's Moustache , which was to be his last book. He also wrote on politics, education, language, films, television, restaurants and drink. Kingsley Amis was awarded the CBE in 1981 and received a knighthood in 1990. He died in October 1995.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC107207
- Title
- The Alteration
- Author
- Amis, Kingsley
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (v.g.), green cloth boards, gilt spine titling bright; text block firm, pages a little sun
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 022401305X
- ISBN 13
- 9780224013055
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1976
- Pages
- 208
- Keywords
- 1st, fiction, Amis, counter-factual
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- X weight
- 0.33 g
- Size
- 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_\"\" x 5\"\")
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