Will O' the Wisp
La Rochelle, Pierre Drieu
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Hardcover
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'Will O' The Wisp' by Pierre Drieu La Rochelle. Calder & Boyars 1966. First edition UK. Originally printed 1931 and re-issued in 1963 as 'Le Feu Follet' by Librarie Gallimard Paris. This is the 1966 English translation of 1966. A controversial author. There is a little dustiness otherwise dj is bright, clean and unclipped showing old price of 27s 6d. Very good book all round with just a few handling/dustiness marks to the back which is white. Contents very good. A scarce item and a powerful novel, covering the last 48 hours in the life of a drug addict and his search for a meaning to go on living before committing suicide. First published in France in 1931, the novel was based on the suicide of one of the author's friends. Pierre Drieu la Rochelle fell out of favour in France when his sympathies with the Vichy government, were exposed. He committed suicide in 1947. *****Overseas buyers: please do note that it is a buyer's responsibily to check what import duties, taxes and charges could be incurred by you due to a country's customs rules. These charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. Seller Inventory # 10000040
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Title: Will O' the Wisp
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: 1st Edition
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Will O' The Wisp. A Novel. Translated By Martin Robinson
Published by
Calder And Boyars, London, 1966
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Hardcover
First Edition
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BINDING - Hardcover. Condition: CONDITION - Used/ Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Jacket - Good. with light wear. 1st Edition. 144 Pages. Price Clipped Jacket. Previous Owner's Name On Title Page. Seller Inventory # 009796
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WILL O' THE WISP. A Novel. Translated by Martin Robinson.
Published by
Calder and Boyars, 1966
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Francis Edwards ABA ILAB, Hay on Wye, United Kingdom
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1st UK Ed. Slim 8vo. 144pp. Margins of first and last few leaves (inbclouding title page) lightly spotted, 2 sm slits to paper of lower hinge but firm, in lightly soiled and very sl. chipped Gerald Cinamon d/w. US$149. Seller Inventory # 289179
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Will O' The Wisp
Published by
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd, 2000
ISBN 10: 0714506133
ISBN 13: 9780714506135
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WILL O' THE WISP
Published by
Calder, London, 1966
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Hardcover
Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United Kingdom
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Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket. First UK Edition Thus. Publisher's grey boards with silver lettering. Originally printed in 1931 and re-issued in 1963 as 'Le Feu Follet' by Librarie Gallimard Paris, this is the English translation of that book. A former owner's name on the top of the front paste-down otherwise a VG+ copy in like D/W with just a touch of rubbing to the extremities. The basis for the 1977 movie (directed by Louis Malle) entitled Le Feu Follet (A Time to Live and a Time to Die: The Fire Within) arguably the finest of Malle's early films and generally regarded as his best work. Uncommon. Seller Inventory # 355490714738
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