Midnight Oil by V S Pritchett ISBN 13: 9780394474755

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

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

Random House~trade, January 1972. Hardcover. USED Good.

New York. 1972. May 1972. Random House. 1st Edition. Very Good in Slightly Worn Dustjacket. 0394474759. 273 pages. hardcover. Cover design by Joe Tully. keywords: Literature England . FROM THE PUBLISHER - The second volume of V. S. Pritchett's autobiography, a follow-up to A Cab at the Door, finds Pritchett in 1921 with twenty pounds in his pocket. The author has arrived in Paris to commence the literary career whose development will become the subject of Midnight Oil. The youthful Pritchett - ardent, sensible, innocent - acquires a hat of green velour and a pair of fancy boots - items of bohemian gear belonging to the literary generation just past. He finds work in a photographer's shop, then as a salesman of glue and shellac. Later he takes on a line of ostrich feathers. In his free time he searches for genius in the cafEs of Montparnasse. Genius, however, has settled elsewhere - on the Left Bank, with Gertude Stein and Ernest Hemingway, Sylvia Beach and James Joyce. ‘I did not… Read More

New York: Random House. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1972. Hardcover. 0394474759 .

New York: Random House, 1972. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. New York: Random House, 1972. Stated First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. Clean olive green cloth boards with gilt lettering on front and spine. Some fading to top edges and spine. No bumping or surface wear. Binding is tight and square. Previous owner's name penned on front free endpaper. Pages are very clean, crisp and bright; no writing or marks. 271 pgs. Bright yellow dustjacket is not price clipped with very light edgewear to top of spine (a few very small shallow closed edge tears. Spine is slightly faded. One small closed tear at top right corner of front panel, no creasing. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 6" x 8-1/4". Fiction..

New York: Random House, c1972. First edition. Hardcover. Very good condition/good. 271p.

NY: Random House. Very Good+ in Very Good dust wrapper. 1972. First US Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0394474759. 271 pages; Lightly bumped spine ends, pages pale yellow with one smudge mark on edge. Olive cloth binding has faintly sunned edges and spine. A clean and nice copy. Dust wrapper, unclipped, has light edgewear, a bit of soil and one tiny closed tear at spine head.; This second volume of the autobiography by this short story writer, novelist, and critic opens in 1921. With twenty pounds in his pocket he has arrived in Paris determined to become a writer. After going to Ireland to cover the revolution for the 'Christian Science Monitor' he arrives in Spain in 1924.. Catalogs: Memoir. Keywords: British Author, Novelist, Autobiography, Spain, Ireland, Paris.

New York: Random House, 1972. First U.S. edition, first printing. Hardcover. A memoir from this English writer. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket that has a tiny bit of wear.

Random House. Collectible - Very Good. First edition copy. Collectible - Very Good. Very Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. (biography)

New York: Random House, 1972. 1st. Hardcover. Book fine, Dust jacket fine..

This is the hardcover stated Random First Edition from 1972. Other than a clipped back cardholder flyleaf (ex lib), both the mylar-covered DJ and the book are in very good condition. There are no rips, tears, etc. and the pages and binding are tight. This wonderful, impossible-to-find item is available for purchase now! **Note: All books listed as FIRST EDITIONS are stated by the publisher in words or number lines--or--only stated editions that include only the publisher and publication date. NAME YOUR PRICE!!! Due to the vagaries of market fluctuations, an item's listed price should be considered a guideline. Serious buyers are welcome to make a on each and every item listed, with the assurance that ALL reasonable offers will be accepted!!Very Good

New York: Random House, 1972. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Fine less two tiny tears on page 66 in very good, lightly soiled dustwrapper with a tidemark along the bottom edge.

New York: Random House. 1972. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0394474759 . Very Good+ in a Near Fine dust jacket. Owner bookplate on FEP. Light bump at spine crown. ; 8.4 X 5.9 X 1.2 inches .

New York: Random House. 1972. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0394474759 . Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. ; 8.4 X 5.9 X 1.2 inches .

Random House~trade. DJ in archival cover. Stated first edition. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1972.

Random House~trade, 1972-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!