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THE RAGMAN'S DAUGHTER
by SILLITOE, Alan:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: W. H. Allen. 1963. First edition in book form. First edition in book form. Inscribed presentation copy. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Patrick Tilly designed dustwrapper. An excellent fine copy, the binding square and tight, the contents, the with recipient's bookplate to the front pastedown are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the very lightly rubbed dustwrapper that has some offsetting from the author's ink presentation inscription to the front flap. Not price-clipped (16s net to the front flap). Inscribed by the author in black ink on the front endpaper "To Britta and / Jan Broberg / with best wishes from / Alan Sillitoe / 7th July 1964". The recipient Jan Broberg (1932-2012) was a literary historian and one of Sweden's foremost experts on crime fiction. He interviewed numerous authors including J. R. R. Tolkien, Georges Simenon and Doris Lessing.� The Ragman's Daughter is a collection of seven short stories previously published in magazine form. The titular story is the basis for the 1972 Harold Becker directed film starring Simon Rouse and Victoria Tennant. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22367
- Title
- THE RAGMAN'S DAUGHTER
- Author
- SILLITOE, Alan:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition in book form
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: W. H. Allen. 1963
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About the Seller
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York, North Yorkshire
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- Inscribed
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- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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