These letters throw light on a more complex figure than most readers will probably be expecting. Whether addressing his literary friends, who included Barbara Pym, Kinglsey Amis and John Betjeman, or those less prominently placed, Larkin shows himself to be a frank and generous letter-writer. Confessions, jokes, advice, scurrilities, pronouncements on literature and jazz, impromptu verses, published here for the first time, gossip and wisdom abound in these pages. They offer a view of a poet's progress from brash youth to ...
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These letters throw light on a more complex figure than most readers will probably be expecting. Whether addressing his literary friends, who included Barbara Pym, Kinglsey Amis and John Betjeman, or those less prominently placed, Larkin shows himself to be a frank and generous letter-writer. Confessions, jokes, advice, scurrilities, pronouncements on literature and jazz, impromptu verses, published here for the first time, gossip and wisdom abound in these pages. They offer a view of a poet's progress from brash youth to rueful age, and in complementing the poems, provide a biographical document for the serious reader.
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Add this copy of Selected Letters of Philip Larkin, 1940-1985 to cart. $10.92, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Faber & Faber.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1550grams, ISBN: 0571151973.
Add this copy of Selected Letters of Philip Larkin, 1940-85 to cart. $19.64, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1993 by Faber & Faber.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1500grams, ISBN: 9780571151974.
Add this copy of Selected Letters of Philip Larkin, 1940-85 to cart. $19.64, fair condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1993 by Faber & Faber.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Book contains pencil markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1500grams, ISBN: 0571151973.
Add this copy of Selected Letters of Philip Larkin; 1940-1985 to cart. $26.25, very good condition, Sold by Argosy Book Store rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New York, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Faber & Faber.
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Very good in good jacket. Illustrated (b/w). 791 pages. Thick 8vo., red cloth, edgeworn and slightly loose d.w. showing some tears at folds. London: Faber and Faber, (1992). A very good copy in a good wrapper.
Add this copy of Selected Letters of Philip Larkin, 1940-1985 to cart. $45.32, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Faber and Faber.
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Add this copy of Selected Letters of Philip Larkin: 1940-1985 to cart. $195.00, like new condition, Sold by Books Of Choice rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bloomington, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Faber & Faber.
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Fine book in wrappers. 791 pages. First English Advance Uncorrected Proof. Edited by Anthony Thwaite. A book which caused some sensation as he was blunt and sometime unkind in his writing about his contemporaries. This volume, minus its covers was sent to the book's American publisher, Farrar Straus & Giroux. Giroux's stamp on the front cover an their Review Letter laid in. Fine in wrappers. A beautiful copy!
