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The Millstone
by Margaret Drabble
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson , 1965. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 8" by 5" . Quentin Blake. The first edition of this fiction novel by Margaret Drabble, in the original unclipped dust wrapper designed by Quentin Blake. The first edition. The Author's third novel.In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper illustrated by the renowned illustrator Quentin Blake. This work was written by Margaret Drabble, an English biographer, short story writer and novelist. The novel follows the story of Rosamund Stacey, a young academic, when she falls pregnant and must learn to raise the child alone. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with only very minimal discolouration to the head of the boards and spine. The wrap is very smart with minor slight marks and two small closed tears to the head and very minor shelf wear to the extremities. Internally generally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages and a very light mark to the title page. Lacking half title. Very Good Indeed
Synopsis
Margaret Drabble’s affecting novel, set in London during the 1960s, about a casual love affair, an unplanned pregnancy, and one young woman’s decision to become a mother.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 881Z42
- Title
- The Millstone
- Author
- Margaret Drabble
- Illustrator
- Quentin Blake
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1965
- Size
- 8" by 5"
- Keywords
- First edition Motherhood Parenting Fiction Motherhood Margaret Drabble
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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