London, 1957. Victoria Station is awash with boat trains discharging hopeful black immigrants into a cold and alien motherland. Liberal England is about to discover the legacy of Empire. And when Montgomery Pew, assistant welfare officer in the Colonial Department, meets Johnny Fortune, recently arrived from Lagos, the meeting of minds and races takes a surprising turn. Colin MacInnes gives London back to the people who create its exciting sub-culture. Hilarious, anti-conventional, blisteringly honest and fully committed ...
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London, 1957. Victoria Station is awash with boat trains discharging hopeful black immigrants into a cold and alien motherland. Liberal England is about to discover the legacy of Empire. And when Montgomery Pew, assistant welfare officer in the Colonial Department, meets Johnny Fortune, recently arrived from Lagos, the meeting of minds and races takes a surprising turn. Colin MacInnes gives London back to the people who create its exciting sub-culture. Hilarious, anti-conventional, blisteringly honest and fully committed to younth and vitality, City of Spades is a unique and inspiring tribute to a country on the brink of change.
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Seller's Description:
This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 400grams, ISBN:
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Very good. Shows some light wear from age and use. Interior is good with sound binding and no marks, damage or labels. Thanks for your business! Your satisfaction is guaranteed!
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Good. Hardcover, no jacket. Ex-library. Clean, no writing or marks other than library markings. Copyright 1957 The Colin MacInnes Estate. Printed in Great Britian.
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Very Good- in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 255 pp. Original black cloth covers, very bright and clean. Light rubbing to spine ends. Top corners slightly bumped. Light foxing to top edge of text block. Natural toning to endpapers. DJ has few short tears to edges. Light chipping to spine ends. Price clipped. Lightly soiled. Contents nice.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. First American edition, first printing (so stated). 8vo. Dust jacket designed by Vera Bock (unclipped; small chip to bottom of spine; short tears). Very good. 255 pages. No signatures or bookplates.
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Near Fine in Very Good+ jacket. Black cloth; in illustrated dust jacket by Vera Bock. Spine tips bumped; some light off-setting from jacket onto endpapers. Dust jacket lightly dust-soiled; light chipping at spine tips; light wear along the edges.
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Fine in near fine jacket. Octavo, 255pp. A crisp, clean, unmarked copy, about fine, in a very near fine dust jacket, price-clipped by the publisher with another printed price remaining on the flap ($3.75). Uncommon in this condition.
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Very Good in Good jacket. First edition. Small octavo. Owner name on the front fly, boards slightly bowed, endleaves with offsetting and a bit of foxing, very good in a worn, good only dust jacket with loss to the front cover, chips and tears along the edges, and a sunned spine. Novel by a white Englishman about the interactions between a government welfare official in London and black students from the colonies.
