Stranger on the Square
Koestler, Arthur; Cynthia Koestler; Sam Haskins
Language: English
Published by Random House, New York, 1984
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Condition: Used
US$ 14.95
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First edition, first printing. In March 1983, Arthur and Cynthia Koestler both committed suicide. Arthur Koestler suffered from two increasingly painful and debilitating illnesses but Cynthia was 22 years younger and in perfect health. This book--the chapters were written alternately by both of them--was found after their deaths and besides dealing with Koestler's turbulent life in France after World War II also in some ways explains why Mrs. Koestler chose to end her life. 242 pages; 8 pages of b&w photos; 5.75 x 8.5 inches. Cover photograph by Sam Haskins. Condition: Appears to be new and unread: Fine hardcover in a Fine dust jacket with a tiny chip at the crown and a remainder mark to the top edge of the text block. Ships the next business day, wrapped in padding, in a box.
Seller Inventory # 10977
- Title
- Stranger on the Square
- Author
- Koestler, Arthur; Cynthia Koestler; Sam Haskins
- Publisher
- Random House, New York
- Publication year
- 1984
- Dust jacket
- Dust Jacket Included
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0394538889
- ISBN 13
- 9780394538884
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- Literature & Classics
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