The Attempt

John Hopkins

Published by Secker & Warburg, London, 1968

Condition: Fine Hardcover

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An intriguing first novel that transports the reader to another country, in the first edition published in England. This is a smart first UK edition of John Hopkin's first novel The Attempt. The novel concerns the importance of a single life set against the impersonal background of Peru. Caffery, the narrator, adventures solo through Peru and never quite feels at ease.In the original unclipped dustwrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Light bumping to the tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright clean pages. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. Some marks to the rear wrap and some bumping to the head and tail of the spine. A small tear to the top extremity of the front wrap. Fine. Seller Inventory # 818B20

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Title: The Attempt

Publisher: Secker & Warburg, London

Publication Date: 1968

Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: none

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Indeed

Edition: First edition.

Book Type: book

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