Search Results: The Trick Of It by Michael Frayn

Picador. Used - Very Good.

Viking, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Picador, 2002. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Faber & Faber, Limited. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Picador. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Picador. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

172 pages. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's quarter red cloth with gilt lettering to spine over beige boards in original pictorial jacket. First American edition. The Trick of It is a 1989 novel by Michael Frayn. It is written in the form of a series of letters to a colleague in Melbourne and tells the story of an academic working in English Literature who specialises in a fascination with a famous but unnamed contemporary feminist woman writer. She comes to visit his college and they sleep together that night. The morning she leaves and he pursues her hoping to resume the relationship. In time she writes about him or rather about his mother. The novel explores the theme of admiration of famous people by unknown members of the public and what might happen if there was a relationship between these two. Condition: Previous owner's note on front end paper. Jacket price clipped with some age toning to head edges else a very good copy in a very good to fine jacket.

Viking, 1990-03-27. Hardcover. Very Good. 0.9000 8.4000 5.6000. Minor wear on the covers, corner, and the edges. Like shelf wear.

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1991-03-01. Paperback. Good.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Viking Penguin. Very Good+/Very Good+. 1990. First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0670829854 Has Small Pub Remainder Mark .

New York: Viking, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Dust jacket with light wear. Penciled price to a blank front endpaper. Some mild smudging/soil to pages. Otherwise clean and intact throughout. Please see image. 172 pages.

Faber & Faber, 2017-08-03. Paperback. New.

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Faber & Faber Ltd. Used - Like New. 2001. Paperback. Fine.

Faber & Faber Ltd. Used - Very Good. 2001. Paperback. Very Good.

Penguin Books. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.