The Naked Civil Servant - Signed & inscribed

Quentin Crisp

ISBN 10: 0030224519 / ISBN 13: 9780030224515

Edité par Holt,Rinehart And Winston, NY, 1977

A propos de cet article

Holt, Rinehart and Winston, NY, 1977, 212 pgs. First American edition in Very Good/Good+ condition. The book has some edge soiling and a slight lean. The dj evidences chips, rubbing, creasing, toning and shelfwear. Otherwise the book is tight and unclipped (please review photos). Author Quentin Crisp has Signed to the previous owner on the title page. Crisp "came out" in 1931 in the streets of London as a self-confessed and self-evident homosexual. All books bubble wrapped and shipped promptly in a box. Black and Tan boards with gold lettering.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Naked Civil Servant - Signed & inscribed
• Éditeur: Holt,Rinehart And Winston, NY
• Date de parution: 1977
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0030224519
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780030224515
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• Édition: First/First American.
• État de l'article: Very Good
• État de la jaquette: Good+
• Signé: Signé par l'auteur
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Memoir/Biography

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Synopsis

Book by Crisp Quentin

Présentation de l'éditeur

A comical and poignant memoir of a gay man living life as he pleased in the 1930s

In 1931, gay liberation was not a movement—it was simply unthinkable. But in that year, Quentin Crisp made the courageous decision to "come out" as a homosexual. This exhibitionist with the henna-dyed hair was harrassed, ridiculed and beaten. Nevertheless, he claimed his right to be himself—whatever the consequences. The Naked Civil Servant is both a comic masterpiece and a unique testament to the resilience of the human spirit.

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