Description: This is the illustrated 1975 *first edition* of HOW TO HAVE A LIFESTYLE by QUENTIN CRISP This is the first printing of the first edition of Crisp’s witty and knowing monograph on style. ”Style is a shield; style is a sword, style is a crown and …” Small octavo hardback, around 4.5 inches by seven tall, retains its original pictorial dust jacket over publisher’s pink cloth. Tilting all original gilt. First edition published by Cecil Woolf, London, in 1975. Free from permanent inscription and markings to the text. Although interior condition is overall good, because this original letterpress book is old(ish), it may display minor signs of use and age consistent with a printed object of this vintage. All (vi) preliminary pages + 174 numbered pp main text + two trailing blanks at rear are complete and otherwise correct. ¶ Quentin Crisp aka Denis Charles Pratt (25 December 1908–1999); English raconteur, rent boy, artists’ model, civil servant, celebrity, controversial gay icon. ¶ Your book, anywhere within the UK, is sent to you FREE. Feel free to contact seller with any questions, or if you'd like to examine it in person at a mutually convenient time. Bid with confidence to secure.
Price: 19 GBP
Location: Richmond
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Returns Accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Cloth
Non-Fiction Subject: Leisure, Hobbies & Lifestyle
Language: English
Illustrator: William Vaughan
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Author: Quentin Crisp
Original/Reproduction: Original
Publisher: Cecil Woolf
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1975
