Auntie Mame: An Irreverent Escapade by Patrick Dennis
$18.00
Condition Used vintage hardcover with substantial rubbing and surface wear to the pictorial front panel, worn edges and spine ends, and age-toning with scattered foxing Read full condition
Used vintage hardcover with substantial rubbing and surface wear to the pictorial front panel, worn edges and spine ends, and age-toning with scattered foxing. The decorative front panel is worn; a complete removable dust jacket is not confirmed.
The book pictured is the copy you’ll receive.
Tracked NZ delivery usually takes 2–3 working days. Allow extra for rural addresses and weekend orders.
About this book
A young orphan is placed in the care of his irrepressible Auntie Mame, whose unconventional approach to life turns his upbringing into a succession of outrageous adventures. Patrick Dennis's comic novel celebrates an exuberant woman determined to resist respectability and dullness.
Condition: Used vintage hardcover with substantial rubbing and surface wear to the pictorial front panel, worn edges and spine ends, and age-toning with scattered foxing. The decorative front panel is worn; a complete removable dust jacket is not confirmed.
Book details
- Author: Patrick Dennis
- Publisher: Frederick Muller Ltd.
- Publication: April 1959
- Edition / printing: Twelfth impression, April 1959; first published 1955
- Binding: Hardcover
- Language: English
This is the April 1959 twelfth impression, not a first printing. Published before ISBNs were introduced; no ISBN is assigned to this copy.
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