New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1983. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0394503740 . First edition/first printing in Near Fine, lightly sunned condition in alike dust-jacket. From the collection of Betty Anderson, legendary art director of publisher Knopf in the late 20th century as evidenced by her (small and unobtrusive) inventory number on front paste down; ; 8vo; FSA .

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Renata Adler was born in Milan and raised in Connecticut. She received a B.A. from Bryn Mawr, an M.A. from Harvard, a D.d’E.S. from the Sorbonne, a J.D. from Yale Law School, and an LL.D. (honorary) from Georgetown. Adler became a staff writer at The New Yorker in 1962 and, except for a year as the chief film critic of The New York Times , remained at The New Yorker for the next four decades. Her books include A Year in the Dark (1969); Toward a Radical Middle (1970); Reckless Disregard: Westmoreland v. CBS et al., Sharon v. Time (1986); Canaries in the Mineshaft (2001); Gone: The Last Days of The New Yorker (1999); Irreparable Harm: The U.S. Supreme Court and The Decision That Made George W. Bush President (2004); and the novels Speedboat (1976; winner of the Ernest Hemingway Award for Best First Novel) and Pitch Dark (1983). Muriel Spark (1918–2006) was a Scottish novelist and poet. Among the best known of her twenty-two novels are The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie , The Girls of Slender Means , Memento Mori , and Loitering with Intent . In 1993 she was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

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Bookseller: Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 19008
Title: Pitch Dark - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Author: Adler, Renata
Format/Binding: 1/4 Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0394503740
ISBN 13: 9780394503745
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1983
Keywords: Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, Cons Betty Anderson

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