Written in the 1950s, the eight stories collected here are brilliantly of their time: the decade of rubber plants, espresso bars and skiffle, of Suez, Teddy Boys and Angry Young Men. With compassion and deadly accuracy, Angus Wilson charts the scandals and secrets of the respectable middle classes - Kennie, the Borstal Boy mascot of an intellectual clique; June Raven, an SW3 hostess who gets over-involved with one of her publisher-husband's authors; Lord Peacehaven, retired megalomaniac; Maurice Liebig, teenage pawn in a ... Read More
Written in the 1950s, the eight stories collected here are brilliantly of their time: the decade of rubber plants, espresso bars and skiffle, of Suez, Teddy Boys and Angry Young Men. With compassion and deadly accuracy, Angus Wilson charts the scandals and secrets of the respectable middle classes - Kennie, the Borstal Boy mascot of an intellectual clique; June Raven, an SW3 hostess who gets over-involved with one of her publisher-husband's authors; Lord Peacehaven, retired megalomaniac; Maurice Liebig, teenage pawn in a family feud; and the mad old man who finds the justice of God in a hen roost. Read Less
Add this copy of A Bit Off the Map and Other Stories to cart. $5.04, very good condition, Sold by Kennys.ie rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galway, IRELAND, published 1978 by Penguin Group.
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Very Good. 1977. Paperback. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Ex-Libris with stamp and usual markings. Light foxing, remains very good.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
Add this copy of A Bit Off the Map and Other Stories to cart. $5.04, good condition, Sold by Kennys.ie rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galway, IRELAND, published 1978 by Penguin Group.
Add this copy of A Bit Off the Map and Other Stories to cart. $12.83, very good condition, Sold by Brit Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Milton Keynes, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2009 by Faber and Faber.
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Add this copy of A Bit Off the Map and Other Stories to cart. $14.69, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1957 by Secker & Warburg.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust Jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 350grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of A Bit Off the Map: and Other Stories to cart. $17.76, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1958 by Secker & Warburg.
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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 good all round condition. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 400grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of A Bit Off the Map and Other Stories to cart. $20.13, very good condition, Sold by Anthony C. Hall rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Isleworth, MIDDX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1957.
Add this copy of A Bit Off the Map and Other Stories to cart. $21.74, very good condition, Sold by Kennys.ie rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galway, IRELAND.
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Very Good. 1957. Hardcover. Very good copy in original cloth covers. Title in gilt to spine. Light nicks, remains very good.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
Add this copy of A Bit Off the Map and Other Stories to cart. $37.96, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1957 by Secker & Warburg.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 400grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of A Bit Off the Map and Other Stories to cart. $10.00, good condition, Sold by Top Notch Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tolar, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1978 by Viking Penguin.
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Good. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. 8 short stories of the 'respectiable' middle classes of the fifties. Wraps are scuffed, spine is unbent. There is a damp stain on bottom corner of first pages. Text is clean & unmarked.
Add this copy of A Bit Off the Map and Other Stories to cart. $12.40, fair condition, Sold by Bookshop Baltimore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Baltimore, MD, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1968 by Penguin.
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Fair. Spine and cover creases, clean text, brown spots on endpapers. Includes eight stories-A Bit Off the Map, A Flat Country Christmas, More Friend than Lodger, Once a Lady, After the Show, Higher Standards, A Sad Fall, Ten Minutes to Twelve;
