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The Emperor of Ice-Cream
by Brian Moore
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Viking Press, New York, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover (Green Boards, Cream Cloth Spine). Good Condition/Good. Published in 1965, The Emperor of Ice-Cream by the expatriate North-Irish novelist Brian Moore is a coming of age novel focusing on the experiences of a young man during the early stages of WWII in Belfast. Moore’s wry and funny narration is based in part on his own experiences – he served in Ireland’s Ministry of War during WWII. Set in Belfast during the Second World War, it tells the story of 17-year-old Gavin Burke who, admitting "war was freedom, freedom from futures", defies his nationalist and Catholic family by volunteering as an air raid warden with the largely Protestant ARP. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 250 pages. in library acetate film protection. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Top edge red. Spine titles in Green & Red. Library stamps to fep. & pre-title page plus library card glued inside rear cover. / Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Fiction; Novels; Irish Writers; Irish Literature; Literature & Literary. Inventory No: 5114. .
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- Bookseller
- Bookbarrow
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5114
- Title
- The Emperor of Ice-Cream
- Author
- Brian Moore
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Green Boards, Cream Cloth Spine)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- BZDB227 Fiction/Novels/Literature & Literary/Irish Writers/Irish Literature Fiction; Novels; Irish Writers; Irish Literature; Literature & Literary. Unbranded Brian Moore The Emperor of Ice-Cream
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