Miguel Street.

£200 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

First American edition of Miguel Street by V.S. Naipaul. Although it was the author's third published book, it was his first written work, composed in 1955 when he was employed by the BBC. First US edition; 8vo; internally clean; publisher's yellow cloth, spine lettered in green and red, red endpapers, slight spine lean, in the original unclipped illustrated dust jacket, spine lightly faded with a touch of wear to the head and tail, a very good copy; 222pp

• Binding: Hardcover

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