From the son of British authors Rebecca West and H. G. Wells comes an autobiographical novel about the trials of growing up as the illegitimate son of an actress and an author, from life in boarding school to living with one parent at a time. Turn of the century England was hardly approving of the hedonistic lives of a famous, beautiful actress and a prominent, gifted writer, but it was far less approving of the fruit of their union: an illegitimate son. Anthony West, the son of an unmarried, British couple, ...
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From the son of British authors Rebecca West and H. G. Wells comes an autobiographical novel about the trials of growing up as the illegitimate son of an actress and an author, from life in boarding school to living with one parent at a time. Turn of the century England was hardly approving of the hedonistic lives of a famous, beautiful actress and a prominent, gifted writer, but it was far less approving of the fruit of their union: an illegitimate son. Anthony West, the son of an unmarried, British couple, fictionalizes his life as a young boy being shuffled between England and France, constantly dazzled by the brilliance and glamour of his neglectful parents. Heritage shares the story of an unhappy child that grew up to be a very happy man. "Intelligent, witty, and tolerant toward the childishness of the great." -- Time
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Add this copy of Heritage to cart. $6.91, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published by Random House.
Add this copy of Heritage to cart. $8.00, very good condition, Sold by Richard Burlew rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Trumansburg, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1955 by Random House.
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Very Good in Good jacket. Book is tight and clean with no markings; green boards are bright with just a little edge soil; dust jacket has small edge dings.
Add this copy of Heritage to cart. $13.61, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1984 by Secker & Warburg.
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Add this copy of Heritage to cart. $18.26, new condition, Sold by Just one more Chapter rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Miramar, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Gallery Books.
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Reader copy. Publisher: Cardinal Date of Publication: 1956 Binding: Hardcover Condition: This is the stated Cardinal First Edition from December 1956. Both the cover and the book are in positively excellent condition. There are no rips, tears, markings, etc. ---and the pages and binding are tight as a drum.
Add this copy of Heritage to cart. $24.95, good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES.
Add this copy of Heritage to cart. $25.00, very good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1955 by Random House.
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Very Good. First English edition. Spine a little sunned, a very good copy lacking the dust jacket. Advance Review Copy with publisher's printed slip laid in.
Add this copy of Heritage to cart. $29.96, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Gallery Books.
