Author: Kingsley Amis
Title: Jake&Apos;S Thing
Description: New York, The Viking Press, 1979. Paperback. A scarce proof copy of this novel by noted author Kingsley Amis. Dated for release May 1979 on the front of the wrap. First published in the UK the previous year. Kingsley Amis was an English novelist, poet, critic and teacher. Amis's first novel Lucky Jim was an immediate success and marked the beginning of a long career in writing. He wrote more than 40 books, including 20 novels and many volumes of poetry. In 2008, The Times ranked Amis 13th on their list of the top fifty greatest British writers since 1945. Jake's Thing tells the story of Oxford don Jake Richardson and offers a satirical insight into aging. In the original orange wrap. Externally very smart with some slight shelfwear to the extremities. Ink annotations to the front of the wrap and the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .
Keywords: Luck Jim Oxford University Satire Aging Oxford University None
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Title: Jake&Apos;S Thing
Description: New York, The Viking Press, 1979. Paperback. A scarce proof copy of this novel by noted author Kingsley Amis. Dated for release May 1979 on the front of the wrap. First published in the UK the previous year. Kingsley Amis was an English novelist, poet, critic and teacher. Amis's first novel Lucky Jim was an immediate success and marked the beginning of a long career in writing. He wrote more than 40 books, including 20 novels and many volumes of poetry. In 2008, The Times ranked Amis 13th on their list of the top fifty greatest British writers since 1945. Jake's Thing tells the story of Oxford don Jake Richardson and offers a satirical insight into aging. In the original orange wrap. Externally very smart with some slight shelfwear to the extremities. Ink annotations to the front of the wrap and the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .
Keywords: Luck Jim Oxford University Satire Aging Oxford University None
Price: GBP 65.00 = appr. US$ 92.82 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 597K16
- Book number: 597K16
See more books from our catalog: Modern Fiction