Island in the Sun by Alec Waugh
$45.00
Island in the Sun by Alec Waugh is a Caribbean-set novel first published in 1956 and later adapted for film. This Cassell edition is the third edition, issued in March 1956, and retains its illustrated dust jacket.
Bibliographic details: Cassell & Co. Ltd, London; third edition, March 1956; hardcover with dust jacket; 552 pages; English; no ISBN.
Condition: Used vintage hardcover with dust jacket. Jacket shows rubbing, edge wear, creasing, foxing and chipping, with larger losses around the head of the spine and upper edge. Boards and pages show general age-toning and light wear.
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, FICTION BOOKS, VINTAGE BOOKS
Type: FICTION
Category: 1956, A000, A003, ALEC WAUGH, BOOKS, CARIBBEAN FICTION, CASSELL, DUST JACKET, FICTION, VINTAGE BOOKS
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