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The Thorn Birds
by McCullough, Colleen
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0060129565
- ISBN 13
- 9780060129569
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harper & Row, 1977. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Second novel by the acclaimed Australian author of "Tim,'' made into the incredible 1983 TV miniseries starring Richard Chamberlain & Rachel Ward. A FIRST EDITION, eighth printing, this thick (530 page) hardcover 8vo (6.5" x 9.5") has burnt- orange paper-covered boards lettered in silver to spine. Condition is Near Fine, marred only by a tiny spot to front board & former owner's name in neat pen inside front cover; NO other writing, highlighting, or underlining, not ex-lib. Else, completely clean, creamy white pages with NO foxing or tanning. Binding is strong & straight. The unclipped DJ is downgraded to only Good due to some chipping to extremities & light soil; nicely protected in new mylar cover free! Photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Synopsis
The Thorn Birds is a 1977 best-selling novel by Colleen McCullough, an Australian author. In 1983 it was adapted as a television mini-series that, during its television run March 27-30, became the United States' second highest rating mini-series of all time behind Roots; both series were produced by television veteran David L. Wolper. The mini-series starred Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Barbara Stanwyck, Christopher Plummer, Bryan Brown, Mare Winningham, Philip Anglim, and Jean Simmons.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021112
- Title
- The Thorn Birds
- Author
- McCullough, Colleen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0060129565
- ISBN 13
- 9780060129569
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- AUSTRALIA OUTBACK FAMILY DRAMA SAGA GENERATION TELEVISION MINI SERIES PRIEST
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