The Italian Girl. [Dustwrapper artwork by Reynolds Stone]. BRIGHT COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
by MURDOCH Iris
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Chatto & Windus,, 1964. 8vo., First Edition; blue cloth, gilt back, fore-edges mildly spotted else a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter browned at fold-ins and on (predominantly white) rear panel.
Synopsis
Edmund has escaped from his family into a lonely life.Returning for his mother's funeral he finds himself involved in the old, awful problems together with some new ones. He also rediscovers the eternal family servant, the ever-changing Italian girl, who has always 'a second mother' This particular return to mother holds some surprises for Edmund.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2140
- Title
- The Italian Girl. [Dustwrapper artwork by Reynolds Stone]. BRIGHT COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
- Author
- MURDOCH Iris
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus,
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- modern first editions, modern firsts, murdoch, iris murdoch, reynolds stone
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About the Seller
Island Books
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Thakeham, West Sussex
About Island Books
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...