THE MENTALITY OF THE PICARESQUE HERO.
Sillitoe, Alan.
Published by Turret Bookshop, 1993
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Tall Slim 8vo. [8]pp. Good in original stitched navy limp card wrapps. with red lettered paper title label to upper wrapp., some minor soiling. Turret Papers No. 2.One of a Limited Edition of 500 Copies.Author s Presentation Copy, inscribed to verso of title page - Best wishes Lyn from Alan Sillitoe. Lynn Kramer (1942-2024). Sculptor who worked with the famous taxidermy firm of Rowland Ward. In 1969 she joined the staff of Madame Tussaud's. Her work there included the portraits of Agatha Christie, Richard Nixon, The Shah of Iran, and Leonid Brezhnev. Latterly she has worked mainly in bronze on major figures in the World of Art and Literature, including Seamus Heaney, Samuel Beckett, Benedict Kiely and Derek Mahon. US$35. Seller Inventory # 290222
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Title: THE MENTALITY OF THE PICARESQUE HERO.
Publisher: Turret Bookshop
Publication Date: 1993
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
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The Mentality of the Picaresque Hero Limited edition.
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Turret Bookshop, London, 1993
ISBN 10: 0854691197
ISBN 13: 9780854691197
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Seller: Ariadne Books, PBFA, Eynsham, Witney, OXON, United Kingdom
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Card covers. Condition: Very Good. Limited edition. Turret Bookshop, London, 1993. Limited edition of 500 copies (un-numbered). Condition: very good. Card covers very slightly creased at corners and occasional light scuff mark. Very small mark to copyright page at edge - otherwise clean and unmarked internally. Short essay by Sillitoe. Book. Seller Inventory # 1303705
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The Mentality of the Picaresque Hero
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Bernard Stone and Raymond Danowski, London, 1993
ISBN 10: 0854691197
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Limited Edition. This is an original Copy in navy blue card covers with title lettering in red on a white label affixed to the front cover.It's string bound and is one of only 500 Copies.Turret Papers No 2 Nice sharp copy with NO fading or dulling to covers,no loose pages and there are NO previous names or inscriptions present.8vo 8pp clean internally Ltd Edition one of 500 Copies [1993]. Seller Inventory # 76498
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The Mentality of the Picaresque Hero
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Bernard Stone and Raymond Danowski, London, 1993
ISBN 10: 0854691197
ISBN 13: 9780854691197
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Limited Edition. This is an original Copy in navy blue card covers with title lettering in red on a white label affixed to the front cover.It's string bound and is one of only 500 Copies.Turret Papers No 2 Nice sharp copy with NO fading or dulling to covers,no loose pages and there are NO previous names or inscriptions present.8vo 8pp clean internally Ltd Edition one of 500 Copies [1993]. Seller Inventory # 76502
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The Mentality of the Picaresque Hero
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Bernard Stone and Raymond Danowski, London, 1993
ISBN 10: 0854691197
ISBN 13: 9780854691197
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Limited Edition. This is an original Copy in navy blue card covers with title lettering in red on a white label affixed to the front cover.It's string bound and is one of only 500 Copies.Turret Papers No 2 Nice sharp copy with NO fading or dulling to covers,no loose pages and there are NO previous names or inscriptions present.8vo 8pp clean internally Ltd Edition one of 500 Copies [1993]. Seller Inventory # 76500
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The Mentality of the Picaresque Hero
Published by
Bernard Stone and Raymond Danowski, London, 1993
ISBN 10: 0854691197
ISBN 13: 9780854691197
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Seller: Richard Thornton Books PBFA, Old Langho, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Limited Edition. This is an original Copy in navy blue card covers with title lettering in red on a white label affixed to the front cover.It's string bound and is one of only 500 Copies.Turret Papers No 2 Nice sharp copy with NO fading or dulling to covers,no loose pages and there are NO previous names or inscriptions present.8vo 8pp clean internally Ltd Edition one of 500 Copies [1993]. Seller Inventory # 76496
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The Mentality of the Picaresque Hero
Published by
Bernard Stone and Raymond Danowski, London, 1993
ISBN 10: 0854691197
ISBN 13: 9780854691197
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Seller: Richard Thornton Books PBFA, Old Langho, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Limited Edition. This is an original Copy in navy blue card covers with title lettering in red on a white label affixed to the front cover.It's string bound and is one of only 500 Copies.Turret Papers No 2 Nice sharp copy with NO fading or dulling to covers,no loose pages and there are NO previous names or inscriptions present.8vo 8pp clean internally Ltd Edition one of 500 Copies [1993]. Seller Inventory # 76497
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The Mentality of the Picaresque Hero
Published by
Bernard Stone and Raymond Danowski, London, 1993
ISBN 10: 0854691197
ISBN 13: 9780854691197
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Seller: Richard Thornton Books PBFA, Old Langho, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Limited Edition. This is an original Copy in navy blue card covers with title lettering in red on a white label affixed to the front cover.It's string bound and is one of only 500 Copies.Turret Papers No 2 Nice sharp copy with NO fading or dulling to covers,no loose pages and there are NO previous names or inscriptions present.8vo 8pp clean internally Ltd Edition one of 500 Copies [1993]. Seller Inventory # 76504
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The Mentality of the Picaresque Hero
Published by
Bernard Stone and Raymond Danowski, London, 1993
ISBN 10: 0854691197
ISBN 13: 9780854691197
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Soft cover
Seller: Richard Thornton Books PBFA, Old Langho, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Limited Edition. This is an original Copy in navy blue card covers with title lettering in red on a white label affixed to the front cover.It's string bound and is one of only 500 Copies.Turret Papers No 2 Nice sharp copy with NO fading or dulling to covers,no loose pages and there are NO previous names or inscriptions present.8vo 8pp clean internally Ltd Edition one of 500 Copies [1993]. Seller Inventory # 76503
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"The Mentality of the Picaresque Hero"
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First serial publication. Contained in the Spring 1995 issue of The Threepenny Review, which includes work by (among others) Joan Acocella, John Berger, A. S. Byatt, Ruth Fainlight, Stephen Greenblatt, August Kleinzahler, Wendy Lesser, Czeslaw Milosz, Joyce Carol Oates, Luc Sante, Lawrence Weschler, and Dean Young. Seller Inventory # 001287
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The Mentality of the Picaresque Hero
Published by
Bernard Stone and Raymond Danowski,, London, 1993
ISBN 10: 0854691197
ISBN 13: 9780854691197
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Seller: C L Hawley (PBFA), Skipton, YORKS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Very good copy. Paperback. Navy card binding with title in red to a white label to the front. Limited to 500 copies. A brief essay by the novelist Alan Sillitoe on the qualities of the Picaresque Hero: "There are no disasters to a picaro, only setbacks.". As an Angry Young Man of the 1950s the picaresque hero might have particular interest to those writers whose focus was so often the outsider. Turret Papers No 2. Two small patches of faint and tiny white spots (paint spray from some distance perhaps). Otherwise clean and neat. Very good copy. Seller Inventory # 20034
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