KOESTLER: The Indispensable Intellectual (First edition - first impression)

Michael Scammell

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Idioma: inglés

Editorial: Faber and Faber, London, 2010

0571138535 / 9780571138531

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First impression of the true first edition with full-number string sequence including the" no. 1": 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 on the printer's page. Illustrated with black and white photographs. ***Near fine in red cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The boards are bright, clean and unmarked. Pages block edges clean. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally also near fine with no previous ownership inscriptions. Pages clean. No creases or tears. ***In a near fine monochrome photo-illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £25.00. The dustwrapper has no discernible faults. No creases, chips or tears. No fading. Dustwrapper crisp and bright. ***689 pages including notes and sources and index to rear. 242mm x 158mm. 'Drawing over a hundred interviews and a wealth of new sources (private diaries, unpublished letters, archives of the CIA, MI5, the French Surete, the German and Soviet Communist Parties), Michael Scammell gives a nuanced unsentimental account of Koestler's turbulent public and private life: his drug use, manic depression, the frenetic womanizing that led to an accusation of rape, and the shocking suicide pact with this third wife in 1983. But he also makes the case for Koestler's stature as a major autobiographer and essayist as well as novelist. In doing so he creates a complex and indelible portrait of this brilliant, unpredictable and talented writer, memorably described by one MI5 interrogator, as 'one-third blackguard, one-third lunatic, and one-third genius'. (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***First impression of the true first edition, in its original dustwrapper, in beautiful near fine condition. A large bulky book - hard to find in such nice condition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.…

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Título
KOESTLER: The Indispensable Intellectual (First edition - first impression)
Autor
Michael Scammell
Editorial
Faber and Faber, London
Año de publicación
2010
Estado
Near Fine
Sobrecubierta
Near Fine
Encuadernación
Hardcover
Idioma
inglés
ISBN 10
0571138535
ISBN 13
9780571138531
Edición
First Edition
Impresión
First Impression
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First Editions, Literature

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