2010, ISBN: 0571138535

Hardcover

[EAN: 9780571138531], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Faber and Faber, London], LITERATURE; BIOGRAPHY; ARTHUR KOESTLER; MICHAEL SCAMMELL; FIRST EDITIONS, Biography & Autobiography|Literary… More...

[EAN: 9780571138531], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Faber and Faber, London], LITERATURE; BIOGRAPHY; ARTHUR KOESTLER; MICHAEL SCAMMELL; FIRST EDITIONS, Biography & Autobiography|Literary, Jacket, First impression of the true first edition with full-number string sequence including the" no. 1" on the publisher's 'copyright prelims-page: 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1. ***Illustrated with black and white photographs. ***Fine in red cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to spine. Boards bright. Pages clean. Spine tight. ***In a fine monochrome photo-illustrated and red titled dustwrapper that has not been price-clipped, showing original publisher's price of £25.00. No fading. No tears. Dustwrapper crisp and bright. ***689 pages including notes and sources and index to rear. 242 x 158 mm. ***'Drawing over a hundred interviews and a wealth of new sources (private diaries, unpublished letters, archives of the CIA, MI5, the French Surete, the German and Soviet Communist Parties), Michael Scammell gives a nuanced unsentimental account of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 from inside front dustwrapper blurb). ***First impression of the true first edition, in its original dustwrapper in fine 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., Books<

2010, ISBN: 0571138535

[EAN: 9780571138531], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Faber & Faber], SCAMMELL PROFESSOR MICHAEL KOESTLER THE INDISPENSABLE INTELLECTUAL, The book has been read, but is in excellent c… More...

[EAN: 9780571138531], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Faber & Faber], SCAMMELL PROFESSOR MICHAEL KOESTLER THE INDISPENSABLE INTELLECTUAL, The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged., Books<

2010, ISBN: 9780571138531

Faber & Faber, 18/02/2010 00:00:01. hardcover. Good. 6.3951 in x 23.5821 in x 16.1877 in. Ex-library book, usual marking. Clean copy in good condition. With Dust Cover., Faber & Faber, … More...

Faber & Faber, 18/02/2010 00:00:01. hardcover. Good. 6.3951 in x 23.5821 in x 16.1877 in. Ex-library book, usual marking. Clean copy in good condition. With Dust Cover., Faber & Faber, 18/02/2010 00:00:01, 2.5<