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1979 Jake's Thing
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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.
Condition
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
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