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ANTIQUARIAN, RARE & COLLECTABLE BOOKS & SOUTH EAST ASIAN ANTIQUES. ALL BOOKS TARIFF FREE TO USA.
ANTIQUARIAN, RARE & COLLECTABLE BOOKS & SOUTH EAST ASIAN ANTIQUES. ALL BOOKS TARIFF FREE TO USA.
Three hardcover books by Kingsley Amis displayed upright on a white background: 'The Biographer's Moustache', 'The Old Devils', and 'Stanley and the Women'.

Three first editions by Kingsley Amis; Stanley and the Women; The Old Devils; The Biographer's Moustache

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$82.00 - $82.00
$82.00
$82.00 - $82.00
$82.00

Three first editions by Kingsley Amis: 

Stanley and the Women; Hutchinson Ltd, 1984.

The Old Devils; Hutchinson Ltd, 1986.

The Biographer's Moustache; Flamingo, 1995.

All first editions, first impressions. Published in London.

Provenance: These volumes come from the personal library of the distinguished theatre director, writer and biographer Alan Strachan (1944–2025), acquired directly from his former home in Invergowrie. There are no ownership signatures, but 'Stanley and The Women' carries some inscribed notes in his hand to the rear endpapers (see photo).

A set of generally fine hardbacks in a near fine dustjackets. Cloth hardbacks with title to spine. Dustjackets are unclipped. Text pages of The Biographer's Moustache are a little age-toned due to the paper used in the production.

The jackets now housed in clear, protective, removable plastic sleeves. Text is overall bright and clean. Binding straight and sound.

Text in English.

Dimensions: each volume approximately 224mm high x 146mm wide x 27mm deep.

Weight: Approximately 1330g (the set - unpacked).