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Let It Come Down by Paul Bowles, 1st Ed, Stated 1st Printing

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Let It Come Down by Paul Bowles. Publisher Random House, 1952. 1st Ed, Stated 1st Printing hardcover with dust jacket. Let It Come Down, with its title from Macbeth, tells the story of Dyar, a New York bank clerk who throws up his secure, humdrum job to find a reality abroad with which to identify himself, and his macabre experiences in the inferno of Tangiers as he gives in to his darkest impulses. Rich in descriptions of the corruption and decadence of the International Zone in the last days before Moroccan independence, Bowles's second novel is an alternately comic and horrific account of a descent into nihilism.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 8.5 in (21.59 cm)Width: 5.5 in (13.97 cm)Depth: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)
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    1952
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. dust jacket has wear and small losses, cover toned.
  • Seller Location:
    valatie, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: PP-09-1st1stDibs: LU2605129692672

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