Birdy
by William Wharton
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
-
Ossining, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition of Wharton's debut novel, which he published at the age of 53. Birdy won the National Book Award for first novel as well as a nomination for a Pulitzer Prize. Made into a movie directed by Alan Parker and starring Matthew Modine and Nicolas Cage. 310 pages. 8.5" x 6". A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hudson Valley Books for Humanity (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 127
- Title
- Birdy
- Author
- William Wharton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1978
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About the Seller
Hudson Valley Books for Humanity
Biblio member since 2024
Ossining, New York
About Hudson Valley Books for Humanity
We are a retail bookstore located in the former Olive Opera House in Ossining, New York, and we feature used, new, and rare books. Our mission is to foster community, diversity and sustainability, and to bring new life to old books. Our rare books online include modern first editions from a wide range of authors, art and photography books, and poetry and children's books.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...