ISBN10: 0002253569, ISBN13: 9780002253567, [publisher: London; Flamingo;] Hardcover One of 350 signed copies from an edition of 376. This is number 147. Fine in black cloth boards with an image of a typewriter. Fine in matching slipcase (slightly dented).
[Penzance, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1995]
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ISBN10: 0002253569, ISBN13: 9780002253567, [publisher: London : Flamingo] Hardcover First Edition Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. SIGNED by the author. Physical description: 493 p.; 22 cm. Subjects: Novels; English fiction; English authors; Writers in fiction. 1 Kg.
[Galway, Ireland] [Publication Year: 1995]
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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. FINE/NFINE. No previous owner inscrptn but small,neat ink,author's handwritten signature to title page just under the book's title.Dw/dj with minimal shelf-wear and creasing to edges apart from some light bumping and creasing to both head +foot of spine/backstrip,the foot less so than the head.Top edge very lightly dust-soiled with fore-edges lightly marked.Contents bright,tight and near pristine.Black paper-covered boards with blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and plain maroon endpapers. Amis's best-known novels are 'Money','London Fields',and 'The Information',commonly referred to as his 'London Trilogy'.Although the books share little in terms of plot and narrative,they all examine the lives of middle-aged men, exploring the sordid,debauched,and post-apocalyptic undercurrents of life in late 20th-century Britain. Amis's London protagonists are anti-heroes: they engage in questionable behaviour,are passionate iconoclasts,and strive to escape the apparent banality and futility of their lives. There aren't many ways for one writer to hurt another. Even if the literary world were as hopelessly corrupt as some people like to think it is,a writer cannot seriously damage a rival.This is the unwelcome conclusion reached by Richard Tull,failed novelist,when he contemplates the agonising success of his best friend (and worst enemy) Gwyn Barry.A scathing review, a scurrilous profile? Such things might hurt Gwyn Barry,but they wouldn't ...

ISBN10: 0002253569, ISBN13: 9780002253567, [publisher: London : Flamingo] Hardcover First Edition Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. SIGNED by the author. Physical description: 493 p.; 22 cm. Subjects: Novels; English fiction; English authors; Writers in fiction. 1 Kg.
[New York, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1995]
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Flamingo, Date: 1995 A first printing of the first edition hardback signed by Martin Amis on the title page. Protected jacket.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1995. Flamingo ISBN 0002253569 9780002253567 [GB]

ISBN10: 0002253569, ISBN13: 9780002253567, [publisher: Flamingo] Hardcover First Edition A first printing of the first edition hardback signed by Martin Amis on the title page. Protected jacket.
[Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1995]