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A Natural Curiosity
by Drabble, Margaret
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Walnut Creek, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Viking, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. No. 102 of 150, octavo size, 319 pp., signed by Margaret Drabble. English novelist Margaret Drabble (b. 1939) wrote "A Natural Curiosity" as an unintended sequel to her earlier novel "The Radiant Way"; the story continues to follow the lives of three women featured in the earlier book, and examines middle-class life within the context of a post-industrial, post-Thatcher England. This volume is the first edition of Drabble's novel, bound in cloth and marbled paper, and signed by Margaret Drabble.
___DESCRIPTION: Quarter green cloth with marbled paper boards, vertical gilt line on the outer edges of the cloth, gilt lettering and ruled borders on the spine; octavo size (9.5" by 6.25"), pagination: [i-x] 1-308 [309], one of 150 copies, this number 102, signed by Margaret Drabble on the colophon (following the half-title page). In a glassine wrapper.
___CONDITION: Volume is fine; the covers clean, the corners straight and unrubbed, the binding tight with solid hinges, the interior clean and bright, and free of prior owner markings; clean, crisp, as new. The glassine wrapper is near fine, clean overall, with some slight edge wear along the top edge, and a small crease to the bottom corner of the rear flap, else fine.
___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.
___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
___DESCRIPTION: Quarter green cloth with marbled paper boards, vertical gilt line on the outer edges of the cloth, gilt lettering and ruled borders on the spine; octavo size (9.5" by 6.25"), pagination: [i-x] 1-308 [309], one of 150 copies, this number 102, signed by Margaret Drabble on the colophon (following the half-title page). In a glassine wrapper.
___CONDITION: Volume is fine; the covers clean, the corners straight and unrubbed, the binding tight with solid hinges, the interior clean and bright, and free of prior owner markings; clean, crisp, as new. The glassine wrapper is near fine, clean overall, with some slight edge wear along the top edge, and a small crease to the bottom corner of the rear flap, else fine.
___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.
___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
Synopsis
Margaret Drabble was born in Sheffield, England, in 1939, and studied English at Cambridge University. Her novels include The Radiant Way, A Natural Curiosity, The Gates of Ivory, The Witch of Exmoor, The Peppered Moth , and, most recently, The Seven Sisters . Among her non-fiction works are Arnold Bennett: A Biography, A Writer's Britain, and Angus Wilson: A Biography. She is also the editor of The Oxford Companion to English Literature. Margaret Drabble has three children and is married to the biographer Michael Holroyd. She lives in London, England.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Swan's Fine Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CNJL061
- Title
- A Natural Curiosity
- Author
- Drabble, Margaret
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- Literature, Modern Lit, Margaret Drabble, Middle Class Life, Suburbia, Contemporary, British
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About the Seller
Swan's Fine Books
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Walnut Creek, California
About Swan's Fine Books
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- Cloth
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- Colophon
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- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Glassine Wrapper
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- Crisp
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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