A senior writer for People magazine offers a remarkable group portrait of incredible figures who congregated during the 1950s and '60s in Tangiers. In this mesmerizing account, Green explores decadent Tangiers as the source of inspiration and madness for such remarkable writers as Truman Capote, William Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsburg, and Tennessee Williams, and explains its hold as a "deliciously depraved version of Eden". 16-page photo insert.
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A senior writer for People magazine offers a remarkable group portrait of incredible figures who congregated during the 1950s and '60s in Tangiers. In this mesmerizing account, Green explores decadent Tangiers as the source of inspiration and madness for such remarkable writers as Truman Capote, William Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsburg, and Tennessee Williams, and explains its hold as a "deliciously depraved version of Eden". 16-page photo insert.
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Very Good in Fine jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. First printing. Dk. purple boards, black cloth spine wrap, gilt spine titles, slight wear. Dk. purple endpages. Deckled pages very good. Dj slight wear, unclipped 22.95. Attractive jacket design. Large photoplate section. To the expats inc. Burroughs, Bowles, Ginsberg, artists and aristocracy who landed in Tangiers in the post-war years, the exotic and deliciously depraved mecca became a version of Eden. 381 pages. Few bookstore marks.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. 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.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 1x6x9; The binding is Clean and tight with minor shelf wear. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Text and images unmarked. The dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover.
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VG++ in VG jacket. Book Former book store price tags on front and back cover of DJ. A very nice copy of a story about a congregation of unique individuals. 381 pages.
