Furiously written with a sardonic air of grace, this unforgettable memoir of crime and misdemeanor is both tragic and comic--an inspired act of retrieval. Rayner had a peripatetic childhood, but he seemed to have found some sense of place when he attended Cambridge. Far from affording security, however, Cambridge--combined with an obsession with books--proved to be the setting for the start of a bizarre life of crime.
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Furiously written with a sardonic air of grace, this unforgettable memoir of crime and misdemeanor is both tragic and comic--an inspired act of retrieval. Rayner had a peripatetic childhood, but he seemed to have found some sense of place when he attended Cambridge. Far from affording security, however, Cambridge--combined with an obsession with books--proved to be the setting for the start of a bizarre life of crime.
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Good. All pages and cover are intact. Possible slightly loose binding, minor highlighting and marginalia, cocked spine or torn dust jacket. Maybe an ex-library copy and not include the accompanying CDs, access codes or other supplemental materials.
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Good. All pages and cover are intact. Possible slightly loose binding, minor highlighting and marginalia, cocked spine or torn dust jacket. Maybe an ex-library copy and not include the accompanying CDs, access codes or other supplemental materials.
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Good. Minor wear on the covers, corners, and the edges. Like shelf wear. May contain some writing and or highlighting within. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
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216pp. hardback 8vo: near Fine in a Fine dj [hint of foxing here and there; else a nice crisp copy] The strange memoir of a Cambridge University philosophy student turned criminal, now a well-received writer.
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Good in good dust jacket. First Edition. First Edition / First Printing as identified with "1" in the full number line. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
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Very Good. PAPERBACK. COLLECTIBLE UNCORRECTED ADVANCE READER'S COPY. PAPERBACK. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelving wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
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Fine in About Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. First Edition, First Printing. Hard cover 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. Fine book in About Fine unclipped DJ w/wrinkle at crown, now in clear protective cover. Publisher's PROMOTIONAL COPY w/promo lit (Very Good, w/ 1/2" chip top corner) LAID-IN. A novel of bibliokleptomania, from a London bookseller. 216pp. 216 p.
