Down the Kitchen Sink: A Memoir
by Nichols, Beverley
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0491015518
- ISBN 13
- 9780491015516
- Seller
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North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Down the Kitchen Sink: A Memoir Nichols, Beverley. Published by W. H. Allen, London, 1974. First Edition. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 201 pages. Brown boards, gilt spine titles. Clipped jacket has crease line lower front and otherwise fine; volume is fine without marks, tears etc. Beverley Nichols (1898–1983) was a prolific writer, playwright, pianist, songwriter, actor, mystery writer, gardening expert, sparkling wit, bon vivant, cat champion and, a noted children's author writer. For decades he was inescapable on the British literary and social scene. He knew and was lauded by many of the leading lights of his day Osbert Sitwell described Beverley Nichols as the original "bright young thing."
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- Bookseller
- Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA) (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2582
- Title
- Down the Kitchen Sink: A Memoir
- Author
- Nichols, Beverley
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0491015518
- ISBN 13
- 9780491015516
- Publisher
- W.h. Allen / Virgin Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- This edition first published
- 1974
- Bookseller catalogs
- COOKING AND HOME; MEMOIR AND BIO;
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