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A Summer Bird Cage
by DRABBLE, Margaret
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1964. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21cm); yellow cloth backstrip over brown paper-covered boards; dustjacket by S.A. Summit; 224pp.; Fine. The dustjacket is unclipped (priced $3.95) with light rubbing only, Near Fine or better.
Author's debut novel. 'Sarah has come home from Paris to be a bridesmaid for her sister Louise. When a child, Sarah had adored her eldest sister, but Louise had grown up to be an arrogant, selfish, cold and extravagant woman. She was also breath-takingly beautiful...A Summer Bird-Cage is a story of Louise's marriage as seen through Sarah's eyes." (from the dustjacket).
Author's debut novel. 'Sarah has come home from Paris to be a bridesmaid for her sister Louise. When a child, Sarah had adored her eldest sister, but Louise had grown up to be an arrogant, selfish, cold and extravagant woman. She was also breath-takingly beautiful...A Summer Bird-Cage is a story of Louise's marriage as seen through Sarah's eyes." (from the dustjacket).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54903
- Title
- A Summer Bird Cage
- Author
- DRABBLE, Margaret
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- William Morrow and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1964
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.