The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
Richler, Mordecai
From BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since December 21, 2004
From BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since December 21, 2004
About this Item
pp. 319. 8vo. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Slight spine slant, contents a bit age-toned, ink gift inscription; very good. Unclipped jacket shows a couple of repaired tears, a few small chips, minor general shelfwear. Previous owner inscription (Dated 1959). Richler's fourth novel established his reputation as a major novelist. It is an "amusing, well-paced story of an ambitious and amoral youth who develops into a ruthless manipulator of business deals." (-Story,Oxford Companion to Canadian History and Literature.) This is the true first edition, published by the British publisher Andre Deutsch through its Canadian office near Toronto, Ontario. Curiously, the book was printed in Holland. Bound in carmine cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. Seller Inventory # 086205
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
Publisher: Andre Deutsch Limited, Don Mills, ON
Publication Date: 1959
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: 1st edition.
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