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From the Diary of a Snail

From the Diary of a Snail

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From the Diary of a Snail

by Grass, Gunter

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0436187892
ISBN 13
9780436187896
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London: Secker & Warburg 1974. 8vo.Review Copy. First UK edition. [vi], 310 pp. Hardcover in unclipped pictorial jacket. Some crushing to jacket's extremities and minor bumping to book's extremities. Internally clean. Review copy with slip insert from publishers and clipping of Time Magazine's review. 0436187892 . Very Good. Hardcover. First UK Edition. 1974.

Synopsis

The German novelist's experiences campaigning for Willy Brandt provide a portrait of Grass the family man, writer, and concerned citizen, and a meditation on his nation's history and civilization's progress. Translated by Ralph Manheim. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book.

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Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
72011
Title
From the Diary of a Snail
Author
Grass, Gunter
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First UK Edition
ISBN 10
0436187892
ISBN 13
9780436187896
Publisher
Secker & Warburg 1974
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1974
Size
8vo.Review Copy
Keywords
Gunter Grass,Germany,Novel,German politics
Bookseller catalogs
Literature; Modern First Editions;

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