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On the Outskirts
Michael Frayn
1964
Collins : London
8" by 5.5"
192pp
SUMMARY
The first edition of this collection of essays and observations on society from Michael Frayn.
First Edition,Publishers' Original Binding,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage: £ 15.99
EU Postage: £ 13.99
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Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99
DESCRIPTION
His columns for The Guardian and The Observer (collected in The Day of the Dog, The Book of Fub and On the Outskirts) are models of the comic essay; in the 1980s a number of them were adapted and performed for BBC Radio 4 by Martin Jarvis.
Bookplate of the Library of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, to the front pastedown.
CONDITION
In a green cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Some light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Dustwrapper is generally smart, though with some handling marks and some slight edgewear. Bookseller's label to front pastedown, and ink signature to front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright, with just a few instances of foxing. Institutional stamp to verso of title.
Overall Condition: Very Good Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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