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The Needle's Eye
by Drabble, Margaret
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+/Very Good-
- ISBN 10
- 0394479661
- ISBN 13
- 9780394479668
- Seller
-
Boise, Idaho, United States
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About This Item
Knopf, 1972. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good+/Very Good-. Book is sunned around edges, has some kind of light mottling over the spine (sunning, not staining), a couple of stains on bottomedge of text. Jacket, price clipped, creases at edge of front panel, has 3 small chips , 1 short tear, a bit of scuffing, looks quite nice in new mylar wrapper. Overall, a tight, clean copy that reads better than its grade in mylar jacket. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*
Synopsis
Simon Camish, an embittered, diffident lawyer in a loveless marriage, would not have particularly noticed Rose Vassiliou had he not been asked to drive her home one night after a dinner party. Yet at one time she had been notorious-her name constantly in the news. Now, separated from her Greek husband, she lives alone with her three children. Despite all the efforts and sneers of her friends, she refuses to move from her slum house in a decaying neighborhood to which she has become attached. Gradually, Simon becomes aware that Rose is a woman of remarkable integrity and courage. He is drawn into her affairs when her husband takes legal action to reopen the question of custody of the children-a scheme for getting his wife back. And, while the precise nature of their ties eludes him, Simon comes to realize that Rose and her Greek ex-husband are forever and inextricably bound to each other.
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- Bookseller
- Brass DolphinBooks
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 317
- Title
- The Needle's Eye
- Author
- Drabble, Margaret
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394479661
- ISBN 13
- 9780394479668
- Publisher
- Knopf, 1972
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- 1972
- Keywords
- MODERN FIRSTS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Firsts;
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- Jacket
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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